Today’s Headlines
Bloomberg Signs Stormwater Reduction Bill Into Law (News) A Message From Bogotá for New York Pols (El Diario) Truck Driver Who Killed Two Tourists Indicted (AP) State Senator’s DWAI Guilty Plea Fuels Calls for Resignation (News) Unsafe Platforms Found Throughout Subway System (AMNY) Big Racial Disparity in Subway Stop-and-Frisks (News) City Spends $750K on 10-Ton … Continued
By
Ben Fried
8:59 AM EST on February 20, 2008
- Bloomberg Signs Stormwater Reduction Bill Into Law (News)
- A Message From Bogotá for New York Pols (El Diario)
- Truck Driver Who Killed Two Tourists Indicted (AP)
- State Senator’s DWAI Guilty Plea Fuels Calls for Resignation (News)
- Unsafe Platforms Found Throughout Subway System (AMNY)
- Big Racial Disparity in Subway Stop-and-Frisks (News)
- City Spends $750K on 10-Ton Fish Tanks at S.I. Ferry Terminal (City Room)
- NJ Voters Don’t Like Prospect of Toll Hikes, Poll Finds (AP)
- Related Delivers Ultimatum on Pier 40 (Chelsea Now)
- Sacramento a Stronghold of Bike Culture (Sac Bee via Bike Commute Tips)
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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