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NYPD To Reconsider Ticketing Cyclists Where Drivers Kill Cyclists


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Chloe K. Li

Published Jun 27, 2019

Modified Jun 28, 2019


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Mourners gather at the spot where 20-year-old Robyn Hightman was killed by a truck driver on Monday morning

 

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Chloe K. Li

Published Jun 27, 2019

Modified Jun 28, 2019


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Christopher Robbins is a New York City reporter covering transportation, affordable housing, local politics, and criminal justice. His work has also appeared in New York Magazine, The Village Voice and The New York Times. Chris is a graduate of Patrick Henry High School in Roanoke, Virginia, and enjoys biking to Fort Tilden in the summertime.

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