Today’s Headlines
Saudis Say They Will Boost Output By Half-Million Barrels Per Day (NYT) Hiring Delays at MTA Could Slow Major Projects (News) DOT Unveils Route and Schedule of Major Car-Free Event (Downtown Express, Sun) Red Hook Residents Brace for Opening of Ikea (NYT, News) Update on State Sen. Eric Adams’ Transpo Kitchen Cabinet (Hawthorne Street) Council … Continued
By
Ben Fried
9:01 AM EDT on June 16, 2008
- Saudis Say They Will Boost Output By Half-Million Barrels Per Day (NYT)
- Hiring Delays at MTA Could Slow Major Projects (News)
- DOT Unveils Route and Schedule of Major Car-Free Event (Downtown Express, Sun)
- Red Hook Residents Brace for Opening of Ikea (NYT, News)
- Update on State Sen. Eric Adams’ Transpo Kitchen Cabinet (Hawthorne Street)
- Council Member Eric Gioia Suggests MTA Sell HQ to Avert Fare Hike (News, Post)
- Jackson Heights Receives Most Parking Tickets of Any NYC Nabe (News)
- Some Park Slopers Say Lack of Alternate-Side Rules Makes It Tougher to Park (Post)
- The Post Profiles Ride the City
- British Researchers Urge Next U.S. President to Curb Sprawl (Guardian UK)
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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