Today's Headlines

Today’s Headlines

Ravitch Commission Hears Ideas to Improve MTA Funding (Sun, City Room, News, Post) Intersection Where Alexander Toulouse Died ‘Extremely Dangerous’ (News, News) Car Makers Ask Congress to Guarantee $25B in Loans (Sun) City Rolls Out 34th Street Select Bus Service (City Room, Post, AMNY) Interview With Christopher Long, Cyclist Assaulted By Cop (Chelsea Now) Parking … Continued

By Ben Fried

9:05 AM EDT on September 16, 2008

Ravitch Commission Hears Ideas to Improve MTA Funding (Sun, City Room, News, Post)
Intersection Where Alexander Toulouse Died ‘Extremely Dangerous’ (News, News)
Car Makers Ask Congress to Guarantee $25B in Loans (Sun)
City Rolls Out 34th Street Select Bus Service (City Room, Post, AMNY)
Interview With Christopher Long, Cyclist Assaulted By Cop (Chelsea Now)
Parking Perks for Private School Teachers Haven’t Been Revoked (Post)
Brooklyn CB1 Approves Kent Ave Bike Lane, While Some Object (Bklyn Paper)
Plans Advance to Widen Intersection on S.I.’s Victory Boulevard (S.I. Advance)
State Considers Using Video Feeds to Reduce Traffic, Idling (Gov Tech)
Newsday Endorses Texting-While-Driving Bans

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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