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NYPD Chief: It's 'Absolutely Insensitive' To Ticket Cyclists After Deadly Crashes

Published Jul 12, 2019

Modified Jul 12, 2019

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An NYPD officer tickets a cyclist on 6th Avenue just north of West 24th Street, where bike messenger Robyn Hightman was killed by a hit and run truck driver last month. — Adwait Patil / Gothamist

Jake Offenhartz

Published Jul 12, 2019

Modified Jul 12, 2019

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