Today’s Headlines
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By
Ben Fried
9:00 AM EST on December 2, 2009
- Upstate Counties Would Love to Trade MTA Payroll Tax for NYC Bridge Tolls (Times-Herald)
- Holy Bike Lane Violation: NYPD Lets Brooklyn Heights Parishioners Park in Green Stripe (Gothamist)
- Cleveland BRT Attracts Development to Euclid Ave (Plain Dealer)
- In Philly, Bike Safety Campaign Morphs Into Anti-Cycling Onslaught From Media, Pols (City Room)
- It’s Official: Nassau Exec and Smart Growth Booster Tom Suozzi Ousted By Ed Mangano (MTR)
- Report: NYCT Elevated Line Crews Only Scheduled for 4 Hours Work Per Shift (AMNY, News)
- Subway Station Attendants Replaced By Arrows and Intercoms (Post)
- Hit-and-Run Killer Allmir Lekperic Had Sister Cover Up for Him (Post)
- The New Yorker Weighs in on Parking “Grace Period”
- On Thanksgiving, NYPD Turned Public Street Into Private Preserve for Mega-Rich (NYT)
More headlines 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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