Today's Headlines

Today’s Headlines

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By Ben Fried

9:00 AM EST on January 17, 2012

MTA Makes Five-Year Contract Offer to TWU (NY1)
TWU Wants Wage Increases Pegged to Inflation, Hints at Slowdowns (WSJ)
57% of NYers Oppose Cuomo’s Controversial Plan for Aqueduct Convention Center (NYT)
Queens Convention Center Plan Brings Greenway-vs.-Railway Debate to the Forefront (QChron)
DOT Seeking Speed Cam Legislation to Help Bring Down Traffic Deaths in Queens (TimesLedger)
Schumer Throwing His Weight Behind Albany-Buffalo HSR (AP)
How About an At-Grade Crosswalk Instead of a Ped Bridge With Fencing Over Navy Street? (Bklyn Paper)
Lew Fidler Likely Leaving City Council for Green Pastures of Kruger’s State Senate Seat (News)
Questions to Ask the Next Time You Hear Someone Suggest Licensing Cyclists (Bklyn Spoke)

More headlines at Streetsblog Capitol Hill

Ben Fried

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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