Today’s Headlines

• Son of Slain Cyclist Michael Schenkman: “We Are Not a Bike-Friendly City” (NYT, News)
• Politico Asks Whether First Deputy Mayor Anthony Shorris Has Too Much on His Plate
• As Uber and Lyft Grow in NYC, So Do Crashes Involving Black Cars (Post)
• Sanitation Commish Kathryn Garcia Makes the Business Case for Waste Carting Reform (Crain’s)
• Driver Rear-Ends Parked Bus, Critically Injuring 5-Year-Old Boy in Car (News)
• Texas Woman Who Crashed on Central Park Loop Succumbs to Injuries (News)
• A New Defense Tactic for Drivers Who Harm Pedestrians With the Right of Way (Post)
• The Lesson of the Cricket-Filled Subway Car Is: Never Pull the Emergency Brake (Post, 2AS)
• Not on the List of Terrible Things About NYC Buses: The Lack of Wi-Fi (AMNY)
• Read the Comments on This Change.org Petition and Gaze Into the Abyss
• Got a Rhyme About What the NYC Region Needs Today? Send It to the RPA

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