Today’s Headlines
Southern Heat Kills 37; 112 Degree High in Arkansas (Post) Climate Change Could Make Subway Flooding More Common (Second Ave. Sagas) Forget Biofuels — Burn Oil and Plant Forests Instead (New Scientist) Man Kills Kid Cyclist, Charged With Suspended License (NYT, Post, Daily News) Companies Cashing In on Dangerous Pay Phone Blight (NYT) 311 Launches … Continued
By
Brad Aaron
8:32 AM EDT on August 17, 2007
- Southern Heat Kills 37; 112 Degree High in Arkansas (Post)
- Climate Change Could Make Subway Flooding More Common (Second Ave. Sagas)
- Forget Biofuels — Burn Oil and Plant Forests Instead (New Scientist)
- Man Kills Kid Cyclist, Charged With Suspended License (NYT, Post, Daily News)
- Companies Cashing In on Dangerous Pay Phone Blight (NYT)
- 311 Launches Street Patrol Unit (NYT, Post, Stay Free! Daily)
- Noise Complaints Jump in July (Post)
- Consolidation of Chinatown Bus Stops Nixed (Chelsea Now via Gotham Gazette)
- MTA Adding Subway Station Cleaners (AMNY)
- Trucking Firms Sue Over Bridge Weight Limit (AMNY)
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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