Brad Aaron
Brad Aaron began writing for Streetsblog in 2007, after years as a reporter, editor, and publisher in the alternative weekly business. Brad adopted New York's dysfunctional traffic justice system as his primary beat for Streetsblog. He lives in Manhattan.
Recent Posts
What Went Wrong With Second Avenue Subway Construction? The MTA Doesn’t Want You to Know.
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The MTA won't hand over contractor evaluations to the Times. The Times should sue.
Citing No Evidence, NYPD Claims Critically Injured Astoria Cyclist Ran Red
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To hear NYPD tell it, people on bikes routinely launch themselves at motor vehicles by blowing red lights at speed.
Here Are the NYC Electeds Who Take Campaign Money From Trash Carters
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Private trash haulers have killed at least 16 people walking and biking in NYC since 2012. But some electeds are less worried about the industry’s safety record than sparing waste haulers the effort of reforming their operations.
Truckers Keep Killing and Maiming With Illegal Oversized Rigs. NYPD Keeps Blaming Victims.
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A trucker legally prohibited from driving on city streets struck a man on Amsterdam Avenue and left him “likely to die.” True to form, NYPD issued no tickets and said the victim was at fault.
Charter Revision Commission: Community Boards Don’t Look Like the Communities They Serve
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The commission's staff report floats the idea of limiting community board tenure to no more than five two-year terms.
Bronx Driver Who Killed Heather Lough Pleads to Reckless Driving in Exchange for Wrist Tap
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Robert Owens's plea arrangement with District Attorney Darcel Clark resulted in a nominal fine and a brief interruption of his driving privileges.
Free Roads and the Symphony of Destruction on Varick Street
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“If you’re looking for the place that shows the failure of New York City to have any sort of traffic management policy, this is the spot.”
Mark Gjonaj, Who Takes Money From Sanitation Salvage, Goes on TV to Blame the Company’s Victims for Their Own Deaths
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If Mayor de Blasio wants to reduce the carnage caused by Sanitation Salvage and other private waste haulers, he can't give in to industry shills like Gjonaj.
Hit-and-Run Drivers Killed 2 People Walking in Brooklyn and Staten Island Over the Weekend
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Jose Cardoso was struck on the sidewalk outside his Greenwood Heights workplace. Heriberta Ramirez was killed crossing a Tompkinsville street by a motorist who has yet to be caught or identified.
If Marty Golden Had a Conscience, He’d Support the Speed Cams That Propelled NYC Traffic Deaths to Record Lows
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You can't talk about NYC's success in mitigating traffic carnage without talking about speed cameras. We can't go back.
Common Sense Wins: CB 12 Approves Plaza for Haven Avenue in Washington Heights
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Last night Manhattan Community Board 12 signed off on a plan to build a public plaza on a segment of Haven Avenue outside NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital in Washington Heights.
88-Year-Old Driver Runs Red, Kills Madeline Sershen, 17, in Utopia Parkway Crosswalk
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Other than vision tests, the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles does nothing to monitor the driving abilities of license-holders as they age.