Today's Headlines

Today’s Headlines

Rash of Curb-Jumping Injures 22 Pedestrians in Two Days (CBS, City Room) Launch of Summer Streets Renews Call to Bring Back Car-Free Sundays on Grand Concourse (Post) News Rips Brooklyn Judges for Parking on Ped Plaza MTA Board Perks Include Parking Placards; E-ZPass Giveaways Total $30K Per Year (News, NYT) Obama’s Ties to Ethanol Industry Draw … Continued

By Ben Fried

8:58 AM EDT on June 23, 2008

Rash of Curb-Jumping Injures 22 Pedestrians in Two Days (CBS, City Room)
Launch of Summer Streets Renews Call to Bring Back Car-Free Sundays on Grand Concourse (Post)
News Rips Brooklyn Judges for Parking on Ped Plaza
MTA Board Perks Include Parking Placards; E-ZPass Giveaways Total $30K Per Year (News, NYT)
Obama’s Ties to Ethanol Industry Draw Scrutiny (NYT)
Amtrak Ill-Equipped to Handle Record Ridership (NYT)
Beijing to Ration License Plates During Olympics (NYT)
MTA Expected to Approve Spending Cuts Today (AMNY)
Bloomberg: Gas Tax Should Be Higher (Post)
Block Party Rocks Newkirk Avenue (Sustainable Flatbush)

Ben Fried

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.

Today's Headlines

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