Today’s Headlines
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By
Ben Fried
9:18 AM EDT on April 29, 2014
- Assembly Votes to Increase NYC Speed Cams to 140; Next Up — State Senate (CapNY, WNYC)
- Schumer Steps In to the Port Authority Reform Debate (NYT, Post, News, CapNY, 2nd Ave Sagas)
- Cuomo Announces $20 Million to Implement Pieces of Tappan Zee Bridge Transit (LoHud)
- Inside the Culture of Drinking and Driving at NYPD (News)
- MTA Board Committees Advance Contract for Mobile Ticketing on MNR, LIRR (News, Post)
- Metro-North Overhauls Schedules to Reflect Changes in Train Speeds (WSJ)
- Kallos Wants “Green Barriers” to Shield East River Greenway Users From FDR Drive Traffic (Curbed)
- Kallos Constituents Vote for Bus Countdown Clocks in Participatory Budgeting (DNA)
- Harsh Winter Pushed 125th Street SBS Launch From April to May (DNA)
- R Train Tunnel Sandy Work Ahead of Schedule (NY1); South Ferry to Reopen in 2016 (2nd Ave Sagas)
- Which Parts of the Subway System Have Room for New Riders? (Cap’n Transit)
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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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