Today’s Headlines
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By
Noah Kazis
9:01 AM EST on February 18, 2011
- Staten Island Hit-And-Run Killer Pleads Guilty, Faces Up to 7 Years in Prison (News)
- UWS Police Promise Discretion in Bike Ticket Blitz, But Defend Operation as Pro-Ped Safety (DNAinfo)
- Great Interview With Nancy Gruskin on Crash Data, Bike Lanes, and Enforcement (Gothamist)
- Why the MTA Board Is Such a Good Punching Bag — One Picture Says It All (MTR)
- Queens Chron Reports From Last Week’s Jackson Heights Transpo Workshop
- Gateless E-Z-Pass Lanes on Henry Hudson Cut Tollbooth Wait Time in Half (Post)
- Chelsea Subway Stations Will Be First With Cell, WiFi Signal (DNAinfo)
- Hunter’s Point South Developer Promises “a Keen Eye Toward Environmental Impact” (Queens Chron)
- Constant Elevator Breakdowns One More Sign of Subway System’s Need for Repairs (News)
- Pedicab Industry Seeks Regulation to Clarify Parking Rules (And Block Competition) (DNAinfo)
- Long Island Real Estate Barons Will Get LEED Certification for Headquarters Off Highway Exit (WSJ)
- More Public Testimony About Cops and Street Safety From the D.C. City Council Chambers (GGW)
More headlines at Streetsblog Capitol Hill
Noah joined Streetsblog as a New York City reporter at the start of 2010. When he was a kid, he collected subway paraphernalia in a Vignelli-map shoebox.
Before coming to Streetsblog, he blogged at TheCityFix DC and worked as a field organizer for the Obama campaign in Toledo, Ohio. Noah graduated from Yale University, where he wrote his senior thesis on the class politics of transportation reform in New York City. He lives in Morningside Heights.
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