Today’s Headlines
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By
Ben Fried
8:55 AM EST on December 23, 2015
- Council Members Brace for Failure of $55 Million Ferry Plan (News)
- Riverkeeper Threatens to Sue Thruway, New Tappan Zee Bridge Builders (Westchester Biz Journal)
- Tri-State Looks Back at the Year in NJ Transportation — It Wasn’t All Bad
- White Plains Tries to Revive Its Downtown Streets (NYT)
- On CB 9’s Empire Blvd Meeting: “You Will Get Applause for Anything Pro-Car” (@FLYINGCHOPSTIK)
- DOT’s Redesign of Amsterdam Avenue Can’t Come Soon Enough (West Side Rag)
- Gianaris Wants to Turn Sunnyside Commuter Parking Into Commercial Parking (TL)
- It’s the Most Traffic-ful Time of the Year (AMNY)
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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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