Today's Headlines

Today’s Headlines

Paterson Appoints Longtime Real Estate Lobbyist to MTA Board (NYT, Newsday) John Liu Joins Joseph Addabbo in Launching ‘Fightthehike08.com’ (News, AMNY) NYCLU: Police Misconduct on Rise Due to Kelly’s Leniency (News) Reasons to Be Grateful for Traffic Agents (News) Remembering Rasha Shamoon (NYT) City Installs Nine David Byrne-Designed Bike Racks (NYT, Post, Metro) Old Mom-and-Pop … Continued

By Ben Fried

9:04 AM EDT on August 20, 2008

Paterson Appoints Longtime Real Estate Lobbyist to MTA Board (NYT, Newsday)
John Liu Joins Joseph Addabbo in Launching ‘Fightthehike08.com’ (News, AMNY)
NYCLU: Police Misconduct on Rise Due to Kelly’s Leniency (News)
Reasons to Be Grateful for Traffic Agents (News)
Remembering Rasha Shamoon (NYT)
City Installs Nine David Byrne-Designed Bike Racks (NYT, Post, Metro)
Old Mom-and-Pop Bike Shop Still Going Strong in Jamaica (NY1)
SoHo Alliance Blames Apple Store for Sidewalk Congestion (Sun, Metro)
Coverage of Party Conventions Brought to You By ExxonMobil (Think Progress)
Chinese Official Vows to Keep Beijing Auto Emissions Down (Reuters)

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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