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
DMV: One-Month License Revocation for Con Ed Driver Who Killed Senior
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A Con Ed employee who fatally struck a Manhattan senior and was found guilty of careless driving had his license revoked for one month by the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles. Andrew Franco hit 88-year-old Stella Huang with a Con Ed truck while making a left turn at Avenue C and E. 16th Street. The crash occurred […]
Primary Day Open Thread
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Minimal turnout this am at PS 33 in Chelsea where there's a 4-way primary race for Senate District 31. #northattan pic.twitter.com/DhrxjHNXVr — Alaina (@alainaraftis) September 13, 2016 It’s a big day at the ballot box, with competitive races for State Senate and Assembly seats happening across the boroughs. As Streetsblog readers know, state lawmakers wield tremendous […]
StreetsPAC Endorses Candidates in State Senate and Assembly Primaries
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Tuesday September 13 is primary day, and today StreetsPAC released its endorsements for New York State Senate and Assembly races. In heavily Democratic NYC, the primary winners will almost certainly go on to win the general election in November, if they face a challenger at all. “For most state legislative races, incumbents are virtually guaranteed re-election, so […]
NYPD U.S. Open Security Plan Closes Key Route Linking Corona and Flushing
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As part of its security plan for this year’s U.S. Open, NYPD is blocking public access to a road that runs through Flushing Meadows Corona Park, cutting off one of the few local street connections between Corona and Flushing. Meridian Road loops around the section of the park that’s bordered on three sides by the Grand Central […]
Greenway Shut Tonight for Presidential Forum — Motorists, Carry On
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Due to NYPD safety/security measures, bikeway will be closed btwn W. 44th St and W. 55th St, 5-10:30pm tomorrow, 9/7. Plan alternate route. — Hudson River Park (@HudsonRiverPark) September 6, 2016 Ten blocks of the Hudson River Greenway will be closed during evening rush today as a “security” precaution for a presidential candidate event on the USS Intrepid. […]
Man Struck in East Elmhurst Was 17th Cyclist Killed by NYC Driver This Year
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Update: According to NYPD collision location data, the crash occurred on Grand Central Parkway near LaGuardia Airport. H/t to reader Jules. A man hit while riding a bike in East Elmhurst yesterday was the 17th cyclist killed by a New York City driver in 2016. NYPD filed no charges. According to NYPD, the victim was in the […]
NYPD: No Charges for Driver Who Left Van in Gear, Killing Senior in Astoria
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Update: The Daily News identified the deceased victim as Arline Smeal. A motorist killed one senior and severely injured another when the unattended van he was driving, left idling and in gear, backed across an Astoria intersection and onto the sidewalk. NYPD filed no charges. The crash occurred at around 2 p.m. at Broadway and 32nd Street. After the driver, […]
FDNY Ambulance Driver Kills Gen Zhan, 81, in East Village Crosswalk
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An FDNY ambulance driver struck and killed a senior in the East Village yesterday. The crash happened at around 1:20 Monday afternoon. Gen Zhan, 81, was in the crosswalk on 14th Street at Second Avenue, walking south to north, when the driver, who was southbound on Second, hit him while turning left onto 14th, according […]
TA Calls on de Blasio to Act After Driver Kills Cyclist, 78, on Northern Blvd
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NYPD filed no charges and issued no summonses after a driver struck and killed Michael Schenkman, 78, while he biked on Northern Boulevard in Bayside. New York City motorists have now killed 16 cyclists this year, compared to 14 cyclist fatalities in all of 2015, according to city crash data. After yesterday’s crash, Transportation Alternatives called on Mayor de […]
Six City Council Members Endorse de Blasio Trash Hauling Reforms
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A group of City Council members has endorsed Mayor de Blasio’s plan to reform the way commercial waste is collected. Antonio Reynoso, chair of the council’s sanitation and solid waste management committee, issued a statement praising the mayor’s proposal to cut the number of miles traveled by private carting fleets. Also signing on to the plan are council […]
NYC Motorists Injured 1,225 Pedestrians and Cyclists in July, and Killed 12
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Seventeen people died in New York City traffic in July, and 5,310 were injured, according to City Hall’s Vision Zero View crash data map. City Hall reported 83 pedestrians and cyclists killed by city motorists through July of this year, and 8,378 injured, compared to 77 deaths and 7,835 injuries in the same period in […]
New York City Subways and Buses, All on a Single Map
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Here’s a really cool project years in the making: Queens native and OpenPlans alum Anthony Denaro put New York City subway and bus lines on one map. Denaro says the idea was to include all lines accessible with a single swipe or an unlimited MetroCard. To wit, the “Bullet Map” covers all subway lines, New York […]