Today’s Headlines
Clinton, Obama Trade Slaps Over Gas Tax Cut as Oil Tops $120 (News) “Compassionate” Pols Urge State Tax “Holidays”; Public Isn’t Buying It (NYT, Grist) NC Dem “Fights” Big Oil by Filling Voters’ Gas Tanks (HuffPost) Bloomberg Formally Announces New and Revived Ferry Routes (NYT, AMNY, Sun) City Wants Bus Lane Cameras; Assembly Dem … Continued
By
Brad Aaron
8:46 AM EDT on May 6, 2008
- Clinton, Obama Trade Slaps Over Gas Tax Cut as Oil Tops $120 (News)
- “Compassionate” Pols Urge State Tax “Holidays”; Public Isn’t Buying It (NYT, Grist)
- NC Dem “Fights” Big Oil by Filling Voters’ Gas Tanks (HuffPost)
- Bloomberg Formally Announces New and Revived Ferry Routes (NYT, AMNY, Sun)
- City Wants Bus Lane Cameras; Assembly Dem Already Grousing (News)
- Straphangers Calls for Public Info on Privately-Owned Escalators (AMNY)
- Driving to School Unsafe? Open Lunches Canceled After Traffic Deaths (NYT)
- Former MTA Chair Retains Placard, Free Parking Spot (News)
- Neighborhood Block Becomes Atlantic Yards Parking Lot (Post)
- Fossella Kicked Out of Bar Before Drunk Driving Arrest (News)
- Driver Plows Into Crowd After Yankees-Red Sox Argument, Killing One (Post)
Brad Aaron began writing for Streetsblog in 2007, after years as a reporter, editor, and publisher in the alternative weekly business. Brad adopted New York's dysfunctional traffic justice system as his primary beat for Streetsblog. He lives in Manhattan.
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