Today’s Headlines
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By
Ben Fried
8:53 AM EST on November 4, 2009
- Bloomberg Ekes Out Mayoral Election After Vastly Outspending Thompson (NYT, News, Post, NY1)
- Vann, Reyna Retain Council Seats; GOP Candidates Take Districts Vacated By Liu, Avella (NY1)
- Does Gas-Tax Foe and NJ Gov-Elect Chris Christie Even Have a Transpo Platform? (MTR)
- Without Bigger City Subsidies, East River Ferry Operators May Halt Service Again (NYT)
- Corrections Officer With Suspended License Kills Brooklyn Woman With His SUV (News, Post)
- Road Rage Escalates to Fatal Shooting in Williamsburg (News)
- Feds Hand Forest City $55M Which Could Snake Its Way Into Atlantic Yards (News)
- Council Member Gale Brewer Wants a Bike-Share Pilot for the UWS (West Side Indy)
- Is City Cycling Coverage Coming Full Circle? (City Room)
- State DOT Promises to Build Wider Ramp to Drive Onto Brooklyn Bridge From FDR (Bklyn Paper)
- Tom Vanderbilt: Jaywalking Bans Won’t Make Pedestrians Safer (Slate)
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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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