Today’s Headlines
DOT: Ninth Street Bike Lanes Set for July (Brooklyn Paper) Gay Rights Group to Protest Parade Law (onNYTurf) Two in Critical Condition After Separate Hit-and-Runs (Newsday) With Fewer Parking Spots Available, Mets Fans Take Transit (Newsday) Bus Stops Eliminated to ‘Fight Congestion’ (Brooklyn Paper) Officials Investigating 20-Car Crash on Gowanus Highway (Post) Is That Finally … Continued
By
Brad Aaron
8:32 AM EDT on April 9, 2007
- DOT: Ninth Street Bike Lanes Set for July (Brooklyn Paper)
- Gay Rights Group to Protest Parade Law (onNYTurf)
- Two in Critical Condition After Separate Hit-and-Runs (Newsday)
- With Fewer Parking Spots Available, Mets Fans Take Transit (Newsday)
- Bus Stops Eliminated to ‘Fight Congestion’ (Brooklyn Paper)
- Officials Investigating 20-Car Crash on Gowanus Highway (Post)
- Is That Finally the Sound of a 2nd Ave Subway? (NYT)
- ‘Smart Growth’ Goes Awry in NJ (NYT)
- Expert Says Ethanol Not Solely to Blame for Rising Grain Prices (Salon)
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.
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