Today’s Headlines
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By
Ben Fried
9:02 AM EDT on July 21, 2010
- Goldsmith Likes Congestion Pricing, Wants to Loosen Albany’s Grip on NYC (DP, Observer)
- Service Cut Pain Sinking in: Longer Waits, Fewer Seats, More Transfers, Higher Fares (NY1, SAS)
- More on the Charges Against Hit-and-Run Cop Louis Ramos (News, NYT, NY1)
- Gross: Watch Ratner and Bloomberg Mouth Platitudes About East River Plaza (TRD)
- Bus Bunching in Park Slope: Blame the Scheduling or Blame the Traffic? (Bklyn Paper)
- SF Residents About to Learn How Congestion Pricing Might Work for Them (Streetsblog SF)
- Ha! Anti-Pricing Ringleader Richard Brodsky Running as Enviro Candidate for AG (@CityHallNews)
- The Conservative Case Against Sprawl-Inducing Mortgage Subsidies (Nat Review via Yglesias)
- Manhattan CB1 Member: Give Nuns and Everyone Else a Pass on Blocking the Box (DNAInfo)
- Newsflash: NYers Nitpick Buses Built for Speedy Boarding (AMNY)
- Ice-T Says He Was Framed for Driving Without a Valid License or Insurance (Post)
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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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