Today’s Headlines
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By
Ben Fried
9:25 AM EST on March 11, 2011
- PPW Bike Lane Supporters Far Outnumber Detractors at CB 6 Hearing (NYT, Patch, NY1, Bklyn Paper)
- Brooklyn Spoke Has the Most Dedicated and Detailed Recap
- The Post Is Incapable of Printing a Word About PPW That Doesn’t Come From Opponents
- John Cassidy Gets in Some Final Words for the “Cycling Flash Mob” (New Yorker)
- Felix Salmon Punctures Cassidy’s Arguments One More Time
- While Transit Riders Endured Historic Service Cuts, Kruger Rolled in a Bentley Bought With Bribes (NYT)
- Manhattan’s Liz Krueger Will Take Over as Ranking Member of Senate Finance Committee (Gotham Gaz)
- Rail Commuter Files Class Action Suit Against LIRR Over Christmas Blizzard Response (CBS2)
- Big Box Target Will Build in Subway-Free DC Nabe Without Adding Parking (City Paper)
- Council Member Steve Levin’s Brief Car-Free Period Has Come to a Close (Bklyn Paper)
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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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