Today’s Headlines
More headlines at Streetsblog Capitol Hill
By
Ben Fried
9:00 AM EST on December 1, 2010
- The State Senate Is One Seat Away From Flipping to the GOP (Crain’s)
- Jay Walder on the 2nd Ave Subway and Maintaining the MTA’s System (2nd Ave Sagas)
- Video: Dov Hikind Rages Against Pedestrian Safety in Borough Park (Gothamist)
- More Hysteria About Ped Refuges From Marcia Kramer and the Post
- DA Vance Is Looking For Witnesses to Fatal West Side Hit-and-Run (News, DNAInfo)
- Witness Testimony Begins in Trial of DWI Driver Who Killed Pregnant Woman in Midtown (DNAInfo)
- Walder Promises to Minimize Impact of Subway Construction on 2nd Ave Businesses (NY1)
- NIMBYs Demand Justification For 2nd Ave Subway Entrance in Front of Their Building (Post)
- New Research From Australia: Drivers, Not Cyclists, Cause Most Risk for Cyclists (Bike Radar)
- Sensationalism 101: Compare News Coverage of Street Sign Story to NY1
More headlines at Streetsblog Capitol Hill
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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