Today’s Headlines
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By
Ben Fried
8:50 AM EDT on May 25, 2010
- Feds Powerless to Contain BP Oil Leak (NYT)
- …But They Can Reduce Oil Dependence (Grist)
- Clock Is Ticking on Student MetroCard Funding (WSJ)
- We Finally Know a Little Bit About Andrew Cuomo’s Transpo Platform (MTR)
- New Front in MTA-TWU Battle: Time Off After Getting Spat On (NYT, News, Post, NY1)
- Who Will Audit the Auditors? Raft of MTA Audits from DiNapoli Proving Little (SAS)
- Sheepshead Bay Developer Wants to Build Less Parking Than NYC Requires (Bklyn Eagle)
- Infill Development Gets the Attention of Time Mag
- New App Matches New Yorkers Looking for Shared Cab Rides (AMNY)
- Something About Flatbush Avenue Breeds Motorist Psychosis (Bklyn Paper)
- Yglesias Reports on Shanghai’s Contraflow Bike Lanes
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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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