Today’s Headlines
City Council Lets Bloomberg Run for Third Term (NYT, NYT, City Room, News, News, Post, Metro) 2009 Mayoral Hopefuls Respond (Daily Politics) Port Authority to Sell Carbon Offsets to Car Commuters Starting Next Year (NYT) Bushwick Senior Killed by Garbage Truck (News) Federal Report: ‘All of Lower Manhattan Is a Free Parking Lot for Government … Continued
By
Ben Fried
9:02 AM EDT on October 24, 2008
- City Council Lets Bloomberg Run for Third Term (NYT, NYT, City Room, News, News, Post, Metro)
- 2009 Mayoral Hopefuls Respond (Daily Politics)
- Port Authority to Sell Carbon Offsets to Car Commuters Starting Next Year (NYT)
- Bushwick Senior Killed by Garbage Truck (News)
- Federal Report: ‘All of Lower Manhattan Is a Free Parking Lot for Government Vehicles’ (NYT)
- Double-Parkers Flock to New Downtown Brooklyn Bike Lanes (McBrooklyn, Bklyn Eagle)
- OPEC Decides to Cut Oil Production (NYT)
- First Stage of Brooklyn Bridge Park Construction Gets the Go Ahead (TRE, Bklyn Eagle)
- MTA Pushes Back Smith-9th Street Station Repairs (Bklyn Paper, 2nd Ave Sagas)
- New Commuter Rail Line Connecting New Haven and Springfield Moves a Step Forward (MTR)
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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