Today’s Headlines
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By
Ben Fried
9:16 AM EST on November 6, 2009
- Bloomberg: NYC Won’t Give More to MTA Budget; Free Crosstown Buses? Not Right Now (NYT, News)
- M42 and B44 Take Home 2009 Pokey and Schleppie Awards for Worst Bus Service (Post, City Room)
- No Charges for Parks Dept Driver Who Ran Over Woman in 8th Ave Bike Lane (Post, News, NY1)
- It’s Official: Tom Prendergast to Replace Howard Roberts as NYCT Chief (City Room, 2nd Ave Sagas)
- More Transit Stimulus, Please: Recession Deals Setback to Denver’s Ambitious FasTrax Plans (NYT)
- New City Council Bill Would Make NYPD Traffic Safety Data More Open and Transparent (Our Town)
- DOT Explains How to Get Bike Access to Your Building (MTR)
- Officer Andrew Kelly Pleads Not Guilty for DWI Killing of Vionique Valnord (News, Post, City Room)
- Total Pricetag for Kosciuszko Bridge Replacement: $1 Billion (Brooklyn Paper)
- MTA Watchdog: Straphangers Can’t Keep Track of Sweeping Weekend Service Disruptions (Post)
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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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