Today’s Headlines
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By
Ben Fried
8:59 AM EDT on August 23, 2012
- MTA Confident That Payroll Tax Will Be Upheld on Appeal (WSJ, NYT, NY1, TransNat)
- Ben Kabak Breaks Down the Insanity of Judge Cozzens’ MTA Payroll Tax Ruling (2nd Ave Sagas)
- Sunset Park Residents Call for Pedestrian Safety Fixes on Deadly Third Ave (DNA)
- This Is How They Do Street Safety Messaging Down Under (Bklyn Spoke)
- Quinn “Supports Goals” of Boro Taxi Plan But Won’t Comment on Passing a Bill (CapNY)
- How Should Boro Taxis Be Priced? (Cap’n Transit)
- Demolition Crew Used Wrong Steel Plates to Contain 2nd Ave Subway Blast Gone Awry (News)
- 3-Car Crash on Canal Street Tuesday Set Off By Illegal U-Turn; Charges Pending (Post, Gothamist)
- Will State DOT Decide Not to Spend Federal $ on Recreational Trails? (MTR)
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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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