Today's Headlines

Today’s Headlines

Senate Republicans Block Spending Bill That Includes Transit Stimulus (Bloomberg) 6-Year-Old Killed by Car While Standing on Median With His Mother… (News) …Residents Near Crash Site Demand Traffic Calming (News) Brooklyn Woman Brain Dead After Collision With Cyclist (News) NYT: “Drill Baby Drill” Is a Big Step Backwards for Congress Atlanta Drivers Desperate for Gas … Continued

By Ben Fried

8:55 AM EDT on September 29, 2008

Senate Republicans Block Spending Bill That Includes Transit Stimulus (Bloomberg)
6-Year-Old Killed by Car While Standing on Median With His Mother… (News)
…Residents Near Crash Site Demand Traffic Calming (News)
Brooklyn Woman Brain Dead After Collision With Cyclist (News)
NYT: “Drill Baby Drill” Is a Big Step Backwards for Congress
Atlanta Drivers Desperate for Gas Dial 911, Clog Up Emergency Phone System (WSBTV)
Paterson Comes Out Against Commuter Tax (NY1)
MTA Takes Double Decker Bus for a Spin (NYT)
Bloomberg: NYC Has Too Many Street Fairs (Post)
State Sen.’s Able-Bodied Husband Clings to Handicapped Parking Permit (Post)

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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