Today's Headlines

Today’s Headlines

Have a good Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Unless there's some big, breaking news, we'll be offline today.

By Ben Fried

8:49 AM EST on January 21, 2008

DOT Bumps Up Ped Crossing Times in Five Nabes, Targeting Seniors (AP, NY1)
Car Lover Admits: “Driving Is the Cultural Anomaly of Our Moment” (NYT)
Alternative Plan for Pier 40 Includes 800 More Parking Spots (Metro)
State Senator Proposes Higher Fines for DWI With Kids in the Car (News)
Amtrak Reaches Deal With Unions, Penn Station Stays Open (AM)
Lawsuit May Silence West Side Heliport for Good (NYT)
Fight Over New Jersey Toll Increases Begins (Newsday)
Bloomberg, Arnold Say Feds Should Spend More on Infrastructure (NYT)
Chicago Averts “Doomsday” Cuts in Transit Service (Trib)
Biofuels Doing More Harm Than Good, Warn British MPs (BBC)

Have a good Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Unless there’s some big, breaking news, we’ll be offline today.

Ben Fried

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.

Today's Headlines

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