Today's Headlines

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By Ben Fried

9:04 AM EDT on September 17, 2009

NYC Primary Turnout Lowest in Modern History — 11 Percent (NYT)
Vance: “There Are Going to Be New Directions” at Manhattan DA’s Office (News)
MTA Board Approves Walder Compensation Over Bloomberg’s Objection (City Room)
Nassau Exec Proposes Slashing LI Bus Budget By 25 Percent (MTR)
Design Observer: Get Your Hands on a Copy of the NYC Street Design Manual (via Planetizen)
Amtrak to Bend Over Backwards for Gun-Carrying Passengers, Thanks to Senate Vote (DC Examiner)
Recent Yale Grad Biking to Work in Cleveland Killed By Hit-and-Run Trucker (New Haven Safe Streets)
Transit Riders Threw Away $40M in Unused MetroCards Last Year (AMNY)
Who Hops in Their Car to Grab a Sandwich in Midtown? (On Transport)
How Do You Bring Opera to the People? Stage It in the Street (Brooklyn Eagle)

More headlines at Streetsblog Capitol Hill

Ben Fried

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.

Today's Headlines

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