Today’s Headlines
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By
Ben Fried
8:59 AM EDT on October 3, 2012
- DiNapoli: MTA Fare Hikes on Pace to Triple Rate of Inflation (WNYC, NYT, Post)
- Hundreds Turn Out to Protest Stadiums, Malls, and Parking Garages for Flushing Meadows (News)
- Gridlock Sam: Most Concertgoers Taking Transit to Barclays Center (WNYC)
- Citizens Budget Commission: MTA Can’t Afford Service Restorations (CapNY)
- ATU to Cuomo: Tappan Zee Transit Will Be a Lasting Jobs Creator (MTR)
- Fresh Direct Hires Majora Carter to Assist With Company’s Relocation to South Bronx (News)
- Some Sicko Scattered Tacks on the Queensboro Bridge Bike Path (Gothamist)
- In Italy, Bike Sales Outnumber Car Sales for First Time in Decades (BBC)
- Damned Bike Lanes (Post)
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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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