Today’s Headlines
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By
Ben Fried
9:03 AM EDT on October 15, 2009
- Officer Andrew Kelly Indicted for 2nd Degree Vehic Manslaughter in DWI Killing (City Room, Post)
- TWU “Day of Outrage” Passes Uneventfully for Most Straphangers (NYT, News)
- Post to New Yorkers: If You Jaywalk, You Deserve to Get Hit By Speeding Cars
- UWS Jews Come Out Full Force for Protected Bike Lanes, Shame Wmsburg Co-Religionists (J Week)
- TSTC Gives Thumbs Up to State DOT Capital Plan, Which Has Even Bigger $ Gap Than the MTA’s
- In Bloomberg Endorsement, Downtown Express Applauds Bike Lane Expansion
- To Make Walkable Nabes More Affordable, Build More of Them (Switchboard via Streetsblog.net)
- Ad Nauseam: Car Spots Seep Ever Deeper Into Local Newscasts (News)
- Verdict in Monserrate Assault Trial Expected Today (Post, Politicker)
- Advocates Call on Corzine to Enact Complete Streets Policy for NJ (Asbury Park Press)
- MTA Website Lags Behind Other Regional Transpo Agencies (2nd Ave Sagas)
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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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