Today’s Headlines
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By
Ben Fried
8:49 AM EDT on May 1, 2014
- Alicia Glen: To Become More Affordable, “We Must Become a Denser City” (CapNY)
- De Blasio Postpones Release of Housing Affordability Plan (Crain’s)
- Some Mandates in City Council’s Street Safety Legislation Don’t Appeal to City Hall (CapNY)
- Post Tells the Story of Kelly Gordon and Her Grieving Family
- More on State Senate’s Vote to Add 120 Speed Cams in NYC (Gothamist, NY1, Post, News)
- In Surprise Move, MTA Boots Helena Williams From Top Spot at LIRR (Newsday, Post, 2nd Ave Sagas)
- MTA Has a Plan to Keep People Moving in the Event of an LIRR Strike (WNYC, WSJ)
- Will MTA-TWU Agreement Pass Muster With the Rank and File? (NY1)
- A Revised Look at Which Subways Have Rush-Hour Room to Spare (Cap’n Transit)
- Get Your Fix of Rob Ford Crack News — Now With Justin Bieber! — Right Here (News)
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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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