Today’s Headlines
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By
Ben Fried
8:59 AM EST on November 7, 2012
- Obama Gets Four More Years to Re-write American Transpo Policy (NYT)
- Dems Seem to Have Recaptured NY State Senate — This Time Without 3 of These Bozos (News, C&S)
- Disgraced Former Dem Boss Vito Lopez Still Trounces GOP Opponent in North Brooklyn (News)
- Check Out How Many Albany Races Went Uncontested on Election Day (News)
- Crain’s: Congestion Pricing Should Be Part of the Recovery From Sandy
- Still No L or G Service — or Even Shuttle Buses (NYT)
- NYC Transit Troubles Pale Beside What’s Happening With NJ Transit (TransNat, Cap’n Transit)
- DOT to Shift Broadway Bike Lane and Drop the Physical Protection (Gothamist, Post)
- How Bike Infrastructure Helped New Yorkers Get Back to Work After Sandy (MTR)
- “Chuck, You Have to Fix This Outrageous Gas Line I’m Waiting In!” — Iris (Patch)
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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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