Today’s Headlines
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By
Ben Fried
8:52 AM EST on November 10, 2015
- Tish James to Intro Bill Fixing Loophole That Deprives Pedestrians of Right-of-Way (News)
- Driver Jumps Curb and Flips Car, Killing Man on Flatbush Ave Sidewalk (ABC7, News, NYT, Bklyn Paper)
- Passenger in Drug-Laden Vehicle Killed in Two-Car Crash on Hylan Boulevard (Advance)
- Pickup Driver Kills Man on Scooter Who Tried to Avoid Open Car Door in Queens (Post)
- DNA Reviews the Rash of Traffic Deaths in NYC This Month
- On East River Bridge Tolls, Eastern Queens Electeds Pander to a Privileged Few (MTR)
- Thruway Chief: Toll Plan for Tappan Zee Replacement Coming Next Year (NYT)
- TLC Has No Minimum Break Time Between Shifts for Cabbies (News, Post)
- How Shuttered Subway Entrances Make Crowding Worse (WNYC)
- Cap’n Transit: Downtown Flushing Needs Bus Lanes and Wider Sidewalks, Not a Bus Terminal
- The Pros and Cons of a Light Bike When You’re Learning to Ride in NYC (Gothamist)
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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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