Today’s Headlines
More headlines over at Streetsblog Capitol Hill
By
Ben Fried
8:59 AM EDT on August 20, 2009
- Bloomberg: Bike-Share “Ideal” for NYC (Post)
- Motorist Assaults Cyclist for Using Bike Lane on Capodanno Blvd (Advance, Gothamist, Examiner)
- SI Pols Respond With Request for More Driver/Cyclist Education (Advance)
- 181st St. Ceiling Collapse Causing Turmoil on Other Subway Lines and Bus Routes (AMNY)
- More Than a Dozen Other Stations Have Severe Water Leakage Problems (Post)
- Missing From Bloomberg’s Transit Plan: More City Funding for Transit (2nd Ave Sagas)
- Queens Judge Gives DWI Killer Three and a Half Years for Taking the Lives of Two Women (Post)
- Anti-Tunnel, Pro-Surface Transit Stance Pays Off for Seattle Mayoral Challenger (NYT)
- Sunday Is Your Last Chance to Enjoy Summer Streets Events in Western Queens (Queens Gazette)
- Lou Piniella Warned For Jaywalking, Declines to Scuffle With Cop (HuffPo)
More headlines over at Streetsblog Capitol Hill
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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