Today’s Headlines
Drivers Kill Three Pedestrians in Separate Collisions Throughout City (News) Pedestrian Broadway Fails to Induce Carmaggedon During Rush Hour (Post) Meet the People Who’ll Be Complaining About the New Times Square (Post, News, City Room) More Griping from Andrea “Real NYer” Peyser and Furniture Design Critics (Post) Hope Cohen: Make Broadway Car-Free From Union Square … Continued
By
Ben Fried
8:50 AM EDT on May 27, 2009
- Drivers Kill Three Pedestrians in Separate Collisions Throughout City (News)
- Pedestrian Broadway Fails to Induce Carmaggedon During Rush Hour (Post)
- Meet the People Who’ll Be Complaining About the New Times Square (Post, News, City Room)
- More Griping from Andrea “Real NYer” Peyser and Furniture Design Critics (Post)
- Hope Cohen: Make Broadway Car-Free From Union Square to Columbus Circle (News)
- More Praise for Car-Free Broadway (MTR)
- Anthony Weiner, Stickball Enthusiast, Won’t Be Running for Mayor (NYT, News, Post)
- Now Drivers Can Erase Points From Their Records By Playing Video Games (Newsday)
- Report: Platform Defects Pose “Widespread Safety Hazard” in Subway Stations (News, Post)
- Biking to Work Can Get Sweaty (City Room)
- Bikes Outsold Cars in First Quarter of 2009 (Set Energy 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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