Today’s Headlines
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By
Ben Fried
9:00 AM EST on November 9, 2012
- Whom Does Andrew Cuomo Want in Charge of the State Senate? (Buff News, CapNY)
- The MTA’s Storm Prep and Recovery: Competent, Heroic, Magical (NYT)
- After Crews Pump Out Water That Was 15 Feet Deep, the L Is Back (WSJ, Bklyn Paper, Observer)
- Looks Like NYC’s Transit System Is More Resilient Than Its Auto Fuel Supply Lines (DNA)
- Bloomberg Finally Rations Gas, Possibly for Weeks (NYT, News, CapNY)
- Northeast Lawmakers Will Push for Extra Recovery Funds From Congress (WSJ)
- Damned Bike Lanes (News)
- Cap’n Transit‘s Recipe for a Good Bus Bridge
- Should the MTA Refund Monthly Metrocard Users for Lost Time? (2nd Ave Sagas)
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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