Today’s Headlines
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By
Ben Fried
8:46 AM EST on December 8, 2015
- Schumer: Federal Transpo Bill Will Help Finance Hudson Transit Tunnel (WNYC, NYT, AMNY, AP)
- 32BJ Backs de Blasio Housing Plan, Including the Parking Reforms (Politico)
- Driver Who Killed Victoria Nicodemus Was Caught Driving With Invalid License in March (Post)
- Twitterverse, DNA Commenters Can’t Focus on the Fact That Nicodemus Was Killed By a Reckless Driver
- Wrong-Way Driver Crashes Into B46 Bus and Dies (News)
- Hudson River Crossings Now Cost $12.50 Roundtrip, East River Bridges Still Free (WNYC)
- MTA and James Oddo Want Riders to Weigh in on Every Bus Route on Staten Island (DNA)
- Cab Medallions Aren’t Worth What They Were Two Years Ago (Crain’s)
- MTA Delivers Good News for New Yorkers Who Walk in Heels (Gothamist)
- Jaime Lerner: To Combat Climate Change, “People Must Take Priority Over Cars” (NYT)
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Ben Fried started as a Streetsblog reporter in 2008 and led the site as editor-in-chief from 2010 to 2018. He lives in Ditmas Park, Brooklyn, with his wife.
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