Today’s Headlines
More headlines over at Streetsblog Capitol Hill
By
Ben Fried
8:57 AM EDT on September 24, 2009
- Q Poll: Liu Up Slightly on Yassky in Comptroller Run-off; Public Advocate a Dead Heat (Post)
- Transit Saved Tri-State Region 1.7 Billion Gallons of Gas Last Year (MTR)
- Census: Portland’s Bike Commute Mode Share Jumped 50% in 2008 (Bike Portland)
- Thompson Report Faults NYC Transit for Lagging on Station Repairs (AMNY, 2nd Ave Sagas)
- TWU Protests at MTA HQ, Blames Bloomberg for Appeal of Arbitration Decision (News)
- Ratner Sells Nets to Russian Mogul to Make Down Payment on Nets Arena (Post, Bklyn Paper, WNYC)
- Upper East Side SUV Driver Hits 6-Year-Old on a Scooter, Victim Survives, No Charges Filed (Post)
- Motocross Noise Takes a Toll in Harlem (Zinc Plate Press)
- Farmers Market Forced Out By Gateway Center Mall Finally Has a New Spot in Hunts Point (News)
- Boogiedowner to David Byrne: Forget Brooklyn, Bring That Bike to the Bronx
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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