Today’s Headlines
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By
Ben Fried
8:57 AM EDT on July 19, 2012
- Hit-and-Run Driver Traveling at “Amazing Speed” Kills Cyclist in Sunnyside (Post)
- MetroCard Real Estate For Sale (NYT, News, Transpo Nation, DNA, 2nd Ave Sagas)
- Health Department: 1 in 8 NYC Kids Have Asthma (WSJ)
- Superb Multimedia Feature on Copenhagen Cycling in the Times
- DOT Flips Battery Park City Bike-Share NIMBYism Into a Public Space Upgrade (TriTrib)
- Franciscan Clerics for Better Bike-Share Stations (DNA)
- The Anthony Weiner Image Rehab Project Is in Full Effect (WSJ, Post)
- Tom Cruise’s Driver Leads Paparazzi on Red Light Running Spree to West Side Heliport (Gothamist)
- Why Can’t New Haven Get Its Highway Teardown Right? (NH Indy)
- Check the Status of Manhattan’s East Side Greenway in This Virtual Tour (Untapped Cities)
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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