Today’s Headlines
Pricing Opponents Try to Make MTA Capital Plan a Talking Point (Newsday, NYT) 2nd Ave Sagas Breaks Down the Plan Bloomberg: I Won’t Run for President (NYT) Anti-Pricing Bloc Gathering Strength in Assembly (Post) Pro-Pricing PR Campaign Hits the Subways (Queens Courier) More on 2nd Avenue Subway Lag (AMNY, Post) Repairs in Store for Unsafe … Continued
By
Ben Fried
8:25 AM EST on February 28, 2008
- Pricing Opponents Try to Make MTA Capital Plan a Talking Point (Newsday, NYT)
- 2nd Ave Sagas Breaks Down the Plan
- Bloomberg: I Won’t Run for President (NYT)
- Anti-Pricing Bloc Gathering Strength in Assembly (Post)
- Pro-Pricing PR Campaign Hits the Subways (Queens Courier)
- More on 2nd Avenue Subway Lag (AMNY, Post)
- Repairs in Store for Unsafe Station Platforms (AMNY)
- Mayor Announces Fuel Efficiency Standards for Black Cars (NYT, Post, NY1, Sun)
- City Council Approves Scaled-Down Green Carts Bill (Post, Sun)
- New Yorker With Out-of-State Plates Says His Parking Tickets Are Bogus (News)
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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