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Today’s Headlines

Streetsblog will be on a light publishing schedule today. Stay tuned for the 2010 Streetsies nominees.

By Ben Fried

9:12 AM EST on December 22, 2010

Four Out of Five Times Debaters Support Vigorous Promotion of Cycling in NYC; Here’s the Fifth
MTA Inspector: Subway Mega-Projects $2B Over Budget; Walder Improving Oversight (News)
Brooklyn DA Files Homicide Charge For Hit-and-Run Firefighter Who Killed Manuel Guachiac (NYT)
JSK Sits Down With Sarah Goodyear at Grist For a Chat About Taming NYC Streets
The Times Sues NYPD For Failure to Comply With Freedom of Information Law
FDNY Hates David Greenfield’s Bill to Shrink No Parking Zone Near Hydrants (Bklyn Paper)
Subway Countdown Clocks Now in 100 Stations (News, 2nd Ave Sagas)
End of “Train of Thought” Inspires News to Take a Swipe at Walder
John del Signore Files a Riposte to Victim-Blaming NY Post Bike Coverage (Gothamist)
DiNapoli Blocks MTA Contract With Ripoff Artists at SAIC (News)
The Remarkable Recovery of Crash Victim Emily Gossiaux (NYT)

Streetsblog will be on a light publishing schedule today. Stay tuned for the 2010 Streetsies nominees.

Ben Fried

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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