Today’s Headlines
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By
Ben Fried
8:47 AM EDT on August 12, 2014
- If NYC Can Make a Bus Lane on the Manhattan Bridge for the DNC, Why Not Every Day? (Post)
- A Third of All NJ-NYC Commuters Go Thru Cramped, Run-Down Port Authority Bus Terminal (WNYC)
- The NYT High-Speed Rail Story Was a Disgrace (Time)
- Most NY Voters Think Albany Corruption’s a Problem, Are Oblivious to Corruption Fighting (AP)
- This Can’t Be an Improvement Over Walking the Beat (Post)
- The Church Ave B/Q Station Could Use a Facelift (Bklyn Paper, Ditmas Park Corner)
- Local BID Wants Cars With City Placards Out of Westchester Square (BxTimes)
- How Good Is the MTA at Communicating Service Changes? (2nd Ave Sagas)
- Off-Duty Firefighter Charged With DWI on Staten Island (Advance)
- Rockaway Ferry Subsidy Adds Up to $30 Per Ride (QChron)
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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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