Today’s Headlines
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By
Ben Fried
9:17 AM EDT on August 27, 2010
- Espada Chickens Out of Transit Debate With Two Challengers (Bronx News)
- … And Plays the Race Card Against Opponent Gustavo Rivera (Riverdale Press)
- Should Distracted Driving Policy Invoke “Freedom” to Drive Distracted? (Transpo Nation)
- After Glitch on the L, MTA Has to Fix Bug in Automated Train Software (News)
- Electeds Silent During Summer of Massive Transit Breakdowns (MTR)
- Stunning: Positive Press for an MTA Exec — Helena Williams Rides the LIRR (News)
- Islip Joins Babylon in Passing a Complete Streets Law; Whither Albany? (MTR)
- Riders on the Defunct Q79 Rally to Bring TLC Van Service to Glen Oaks (Queens Chron)
- Ridgewood’s New Transit Hub Gets a Moment in the Queens Chron Spotlight
- Fighting for Scraps: Food Vendor vs. Bike Rack (NY1)
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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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