Today’s Headlines
Doomsday Arrives: Worst Service Cuts Since 70s Set to Take Effect (NYT, News, Post, NY1) Michael Daly: Kruger, Espada, and Diaz Betrayed New York City (News) Albany Has About a Month to Undo the Damage (News, MTR) Post to Shelly: Force the Issue, Pass a One-House MTA Rescue Package Brodsky, Perkins Intro ‘MTA Reform’ Bill … Continued
By
Ben Fried
9:05 AM EDT on March 26, 2009
- Doomsday Arrives: Worst Service Cuts Since 70s Set to Take Effect (NYT, News, Post, NY1)
- Michael Daly: Kruger, Espada, and Diaz Betrayed New York City (News)
- Albany Has About a Month to Undo the Damage (News, MTR)
- Post to Shelly: Force the Issue, Pass a One-House MTA Rescue Package
- Brodsky, Perkins Intro ‘MTA Reform’ Bill (Newsday)
- State Sen. Dilan’s Transit Funding Idea: Re-Introduce the Commuter Tax (Politicker)
- Post Reporter Takes ‘Thrilling’ Run Though Manhattan Streets in Novelty Electric Car
- …And Here’s Another Reminder That Electric Cars Can’t Cure the Ills of Automobility (NYer)
- Gehry Retracts Comment That Atlantic Yards Is Dead (Bklyn Paper)
- In Time for Tax Season: A Guide to the Bike Commuter Benefit (WashCycle via Streetsblog.net)
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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