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Today’s Headlines

8:58 AM EDT on May 1, 2008

    • City Cuts Number of Parking Permits by a Third (News, AP, Post, NYT)
    • MTA Faces $3B Shortfall in Current Capital Plan (AMNY)
    • NY Gas Tax Holiday Going Nowhere (Daily Politics, NBC)
    • NYT Calls Out Gas Tax Pandering
    • McCain Dodged Alt-Energy Votes (VF Daily)
    • 125th Street Rezoning OKed by City Council (NYT, Post)
    • State Senate Approves Red Light Cameras for Nassau (News)
    • Volvo Sets Goal of Zero Deaths Inside Its Cars (NYT)
    • MTA to Mail Out Customer Surveys (Post)
    • Chelsea Resident Rants About 9th Ave Bike Lane (Curbed)
    • Transit Expert Nominated to Head ConnDOT (MTR)
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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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