Today’s Headlines
Big Three Bailout Clears House; Senate May Resist (NYT, Politico) Ravitch Makes His Case to Assembly Members; Brodsky Moderates MTA Critique (NY1, News) Brooklyn Pols Back Hasidic Opposition to Kent Ave Bike Lane (Bklyn Paper) Psycho Car Owner Stabs Teen for Putting Bookbag on His Beemer (News, Post) Obama Settles on Picks for Energy and … Continued
By
Ben Fried
9:00 AM EST on December 11, 2008
- Big Three Bailout Clears House; Senate May Resist (NYT, Politico)
- Ravitch Makes His Case to Assembly Members; Brodsky Moderates MTA Critique (NY1, News)
- Brooklyn Pols Back Hasidic Opposition to Kent Ave Bike Lane (Bklyn Paper)
- Psycho Car Owner Stabs Teen for Putting Bookbag on His Beemer (News, Post)
- Obama Settles on Picks for Energy and Environment Posts (WaPo, Globe)
- Rockaway and Broad Channel Insist on Driving Over Cross Bay Bridge for Free (NY1)
- City Council Set to Pass Bill Curbing Motorcycle Noise (News)
- Weiner ‘Not Thinking Right Now About Campaign 2009’ (City Room)
- Senators Balk at Inclusion of Transit Aid in Carmaker Bailout (Transport Politic via Streetsblog.net)
- A Green Detroit Would Make Transit Vehicles (V & V)
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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