Today’s Headlines
More headlines over at Streetsblog Capitol Hill.
By
Ben Fried
9:09 AM EST on January 8, 2010
- Brodsky‘s Prediction: State and City Will Step Up and Pay for Student MetroCards (Post, AMNY)
- Bus Lane Enforcement Cams Can Get Through Albany, Says MTA Chair (NY1)
- EPA Proposes Strengthening Bush Admin Smog Standards (NYT)
- Quinn Puts Recchia Atop Finance Committee; Queens Rep Comrie Expected to Get Land Use (Post)
- Drivers Bypassing Queens Traffic Sewers Wreak Havoc on Residential Streets (Queens Chron)
- Kids’ Lives at Risk From Constant Stream of Wrong-Way Traffic Near Bronx School (NY1)
- Astoria Residents Want Calmer Traffic on 21st Ave (Queens Chron)
- Street Safety on Margaret Chin’s Agenda as She Begins City Council Tenure (Downtown Express)
- Teacher Fighting for Life After Pill-Popping Model Blacked Out Behind the Wheel (News)
- Fantastic Video: Snowy January Biking in Copenhagen (Copenhagenize)
More headlines over 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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