Today’s Headlines
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By
Ben Fried
8:54 AM EST on November 9, 2009
- Outgoing NYCT Chief: Transit System Has Only a Fraction of the Funding It Needs (AMNY)
- What’s Better for South Bronx — Waterfront Access or Longer Deegan Exit Ramp? (News)
- Bus Driver Who Killed Seth Kahn Had Been Disciplined for Texting (News)
- Note to NYC Wannabe Boulevards: Sidewalks on the Champs Elysees Are 30 Feet Wide (City Room)
- After Kicking and Screaming, Cabbies Reap Rewards From Credit Card Fare Payment (NYT)
- Two Injured in Greenpoint Car Wreck After Cell Phone Ring Distracts Driver (Post)
- A Ride Home on the B63: One Hour, 10 Minutes to Travel Six Miles (Brooklyn Eagle)
- Where Are the World’s Most Dangerous Roads? (How We Drive)
- WalkScore Adds Transit Data, Becomes a Bigger Selling Point for Real Estate Reps (Switchboard)
- The Tony Seminerio Trial: Albany Corruption Caught on Tape (Voice)
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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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