Brownstoner, one of the best-known Brooklyn bloggers, writes on his blog that on Friday, his wife, while driving, was sideswiped on Pierrepont Street by a yellow cab, which then fled the scene. Although no one was injured, her mirror was knocked off. She chased the cabbie for a few blocks, but he was able to get away.

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