Today’s Headlines
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By
Ben Fried
9:00 AM EDT on March 14, 2011
- NIMBYs Triumph Over Bus Riders: No Separated Busway for 34th Street (NYT, News, 2nd Ave Sagas)
- Weiner Won’t Take a Stand on Livable Streets; De Blasio, Liu Mouth NBBL Talking Points (Post)
- Liberal Values Go Out the Window When Green Projects Irritate Privileged People (NYT)
- Casino Tour Bus Crash on Bronx Highway Claims 14 Lives (News, NYT)
- John Petro: To Create Jobs, Cuomo Must Invest in Transit (News)
- Exactly What NYC Streets Need: A Fresh Direct Competitor (NYT)
- Sean Sweeney and the Post Have Nothing But Contempt for Soho Pedestrians and Restaurants
- Donohue: NYPD Should Spend More Resources Catching Bus Fare Beaters (News)
- The NYPD Bike Crackdown Seems to Be Expanding (Gothamist)
- Bloomberg Unveils Long-Term Waterfront Plan Today (NYT, News)
- From the Kruger Wiretap: Forest City Ratner “Didn’t Mind F–king” the Carlton Ave. Bridge (DDDB)
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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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