Today's Headlines

Today’s Headlines

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By Ben Fried

8:48 AM EST on January 6, 2010

Two Pedestrians and One Cyclist Killed on NYC Streets Yesterday (News, Post, Gothamist)
Christine Quinn: City Has Responsibility to Fund Student MetroCards (News)
Congestion Pricing Foe Peter Vallone: City Officials Have “No Control” Over MTA Cuts (News)
Upset About Parking Enforcement? Vallone Is Hard at Work For You (Your Nabe)
Bill Thompson Throws Hat in the Ring for 2013 Mayoral Race (NYT, News)
Bklyn Paper: New LIRR Terminal “a Monument to Fear and Paranoia”
MTA CFO Gary Dellaverson Calls It Quits (2nd Ave Sagas)
The Post Is All Over Placard-Abusing Judge A. Kirke Bartley
SUV-Driving Bucks County Principal Critically Injures HS Sophomore Walking to School (Inquirer)
The World Bank Says It Will Invest in Urbanism (Citiwire)

More headlines at Streetsblog Capitol Hill.

Ben Fried

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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