Today’s Headlines
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By
Ben Fried
8:58 AM EDT on June 7, 2011
- Suburban Republicans Still Have MTA Payroll Tax in Their Crosshairs (News)
- Ulrich Won’t Let Traffic Deaths Lead to Discussion of Preventing Traffic Deaths (Gothamist, Politicker)
- Gentile Boots Pro-Bike CB10 Member; Maybe They’ll Stay Stuck in the Dark Ages After All (L Mag)
- Victim of Bed-Stuy Hit-and-Run Breathing Thru Ventilator, Has Broken Pelvis, Collarbone, Legs (News)
- Ben Kabak: Without Congestion Pricing, Drivers Will Lose Their Minds in NYC Traffic
- Livery Cab Drivers Hit City Hall Steps to Protest Latest Bloomberg Borough Taxi Plan (NY1)
- Why NYC Needs Dynamic Pricing for Cabs (Cap’n Transit)
- Bronx Dem District Leader Drives Off Highway, Plunges 30 Feet, Says, “I Just Lost Focus” (Post)
- Restaurants Will Get Bedford Ave All to Themselves at This Year’s Williamsburg Walks (Bklyn Paper)
- Rahm Emanuel, Gabe Klein Get Cracking on Building 100 Miles of Protected Bikeways (Sun-Times)
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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