Today’s Headlines
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By
Ben Fried
8:48 AM EDT on September 10, 2013
- It’s Election Day. Have You Voted Yet? (News)
- The Biggest Danger to NYC School Children Is Traffic (WNYC)
- De Blasio Campaign Raised More Than $250,000 From Taxi Industry (News)
- Tomorrow: Manhattan CB 9 Votes on Road Diet and Ped Safety Fixes for Morningside Ave (News)
- Will Cuomo Sign Transit Lockbox Bill? His MTA Chief Makes It Seem Unlikely (Capital)
- Prendergast: No Need for NYC to Control Its Own Transit System (Crain’s)
- NYC’s Speed Cameras Could Have a Far-Reaching “Distance Halo” Effect (MTR)
- WNYC Has a Guide to the Top Mayoral Contenders’ Transportation Stances
- Nicole Gelinas on a Real Tear With Election-Season Appeals for Pro-Bike Policies (NYT)
- Driver Fleeing Police in Bed Stuy Rams MTA Bus, Injuring Dozens (Post, DNA, News)
- DOT Starts Adding Safety Improvements Near Concrete Plant Park (Bronx River Alliance)
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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