Today’s Headlines
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By
Ben Fried
8:57 AM EDT on July 19, 2011
- City Deploys Sensors and Cameras to Ease Midtown Gridlock (NYT, News, Post, NY1, DNAinfo, WSJ)
- For the Best Congestion-Busting Results, Turn Back the Clock 100 Years (DNAinfo)
- The Post Laps Up Latest NBBL Press Release: 2 Days Before Court Hearing, Markowitz Puts on a Show
- Watch the NBBL Effect in Action in This Errol Louis Interview With JSK (NY1)
- Cuomo Signs Crossover Mirror Bill (NY1, News)
- Could a 7 Train Extension Leave Trans-Hudson Bus Service Worse Off? (MTR)
- Lew Fidler Raising Heaps of Cash to Run for Carl Kruger’s Seat; The More Things Change… (CapTon)
- So You Saw Something, And Said Something. Then What Happens? (2nd Ave Sagas)
- Parking Laws Have Ceased to Apply — Even More Than Usual — Near the Atlantic Yards Site (AY Watch)
- In the Subway Series of Transit Riding, Yankees Fans Lead Mets Fans (Transpo Nation)
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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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