Today’s Headlines
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By
Ben Fried
8:25 AM EDT on April 26, 2010
- DOT Plaza Team Sets Sights on Reclaiming Northern Edge of Union Square (NYT, NY1)
- Ray Kelly Needs to Do Something About Out-of-Control Cab Speeds (Post)
- McGuinness Blvd Is a Deathtrap Where Traffic Laws Don’t Apply (News)
- Subway Ridership Declined 2.7 Percent in 2009 (NYT, SAS)
- Oprah on Distracted Driving: Just Don’t Do It (NYT)
- Paul White: Bring on Bike-Share in NYC (News)
- TA, Komanoff Peg Daily Citywide Cyclist Count at 236,000 (City Room, AMNY)
- News Turns Free Subway Ride Racket Into “Security Breach” Scare
- Wal-Mart Eying Southeast Brooklyn for NYC Beachhead (News)
- Garment Maker Doesn’t Get Why Pedestrians, Bus Riders Need a Better 34th Street (Crain’s)
- MTA Open Data Policy Paying Off for Straphangers, Developers (AMNY)
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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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