Today’s Headlines
Bronx Assemblyman Seeks to Clear Path for Congestion Pricing (Daily Politics) Horse Trading Ramps Up in City Council (Sun) News Endorses Pricing, While Columnist Regurgitates Brodsky’s Line Brooklyn Community Board 7 Votes Against Pricing and RPP (Gowanus Lounge) Member of Bronx Community Board 8 Rejects Parking Permits Too (R’dale Press) Economic Downturn Casts Doubt on … Continued
By
Ben Fried
8:57 AM EDT on March 21, 2008
- Bronx Assemblyman Seeks to Clear Path for Congestion Pricing (Daily Politics)
- Horse Trading Ramps Up in City Council (Sun)
- News Endorses Pricing, While Columnist Regurgitates Brodsky’s Line
- Brooklyn Community Board 7 Votes Against Pricing and RPP (Gowanus Lounge)
- Member of Bronx Community Board 8 Rejects Parking Permits Too (R’dale Press)
- Economic Downturn Casts Doubt on Future of Atlantic Yards (NYT)
- Selection of Hudson Yards Developer Delayed (Sun)
- More on the Protest Against Park-Hogging Brooklyn Judges (News)
- Cabbies Say They Need to Use Cell Phones for Their Safety (AMNY)
- Suffolk County Exec: ‘Roadway Expansion Is Absolutely Necessary’ (MTR)
- How Much CO2 Does Transit Keep Out of the Air? (NARP Blog)
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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