Today’s Headlines
Two Queens Schoolgirls Injured in Rockaway Blvd Hit-and-Run (News, Post) Congress Warms to Idea of $25B in Loan Guarantees for Detroit (NYT) Tight Credit Market Making Car Loans More Scarce (Kicking Tires) The Downside of Fung Wah Bus and Its Imitators (Gotham Gazette) Measuring Cost of Driving Vs. Cost of Riding (Planetizen) Port Authority Weighs … Continued
By
Ben Fried
9:04 AM EDT on September 18, 2008
- Two Queens Schoolgirls Injured in Rockaway Blvd Hit-and-Run (News, Post)
- Congress Warms to Idea of $25B in Loan Guarantees for Detroit (NYT)
- Tight Credit Market Making Car Loans More Scarce (Kicking Tires)
- The Downside of Fung Wah Bus and Its Imitators (Gotham Gazette)
- Measuring Cost of Driving Vs. Cost of Riding (Planetizen)
- Port Authority Weighs Different Options for WTC Transit Hub (City Room)
- City Butts Heads With MTA Over Tolling On-Duty NYPD and FDNY Vehicles (News, NY1)
- City Hall Releases Mayor’s Management Report (NYT)
- Park Slope Duo Look to Launch “Alternative Fuel Co-op” (Bklyn Paper)
- Has the 96th St. Subway Station Finally Arrived? (Curbed)
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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