Today’s Headlines
More headlines at Streetsblog Capitol Hill
By
Ben Fried
8:56 AM EDT on July 2, 2013
- Cuomo Signs New Texting-and-Driving Penalties Into Law (WNYC, AP)
- State DOT: Pedestrian Median “Would Not Improve Safety” Where Ngozi Agbim Was Killed (Bklyn Paper)
- More Coverage of Webster Avenue SBS Launch (NY1, DNA)
- Driver Critically Injured Woman Near Queens Plaza This Morning (DNA)
- Feds Suspend Disability Payments for 600 LIRR Retirees Accused of Fraud (NYT)
- Imaginary Problem: Bike Congestion. Real Problem: 7.5 Million Cars in One City. (NYT)
- Get to Know the Bike-Hating Guy Who Got a Megaphone From the Times (Bklyn Spoke)
- Navy Man Charged With Perjury For Fake DWI Alibi (NYT)
- Bike Snob: Where Was the NYPD Ticket Blitz on Drivers When Zipcar Launched?
- Setting Up Cyclist Ticket Traps Must Be Much Easier for Cops Than Cracking Down on This… (Gothamist)
- The New York City Bench Renaissance (NYT)
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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