Today’s Headlines
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By
Ben Fried
9:07 AM EST on February 19, 2010
- Brodsky Claims Moving Half a Million Students Costs the MTA Next to Nothing. Wrong. (GG, SAS)
- De Blasio Directs Straphanger Ire Toward Albany (NY1)
- DOT Tables Plan for One-Way Conversions in Flushing, as Arrival of Traffic Magnet Looms (Your Nabe)
- State DOT Has Four Options for a New Kosciuszko Bridge, and They All Add Three Lanes (City Room)
- With Fare Hike Already on the Horizon, Christie Budget Devours NJ Transit Funding (WNYC, CBS2)
- TIGER Grants Rejected Funding for East Side Bus Enhancements (WNYC)
- Amtrak Agrees to Move Operations to Moynihan Station (GlobeSt)
- Shocker: Cabbies Displeased With Distracted Driving Regs (News)
- A New Frontier for Space Hogging (New York Shitty)
- Car-Free Commuting: See How Big American Cities Stack Up (Infrastructurist)
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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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