Today’s Headlines
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By
Ben Fried
8:58 AM EST on February 16, 2016
- Hudson-Bergen Light Rail Led to a Building Boom. Can Brooklyn-Queens Streetcar Do the Same? (NYT)
- Politico Dives Deep Into Cuomo’s Subsidies for the New Staten Island Outlet Mall/Ferris Wheel
- After Uber Cut Fares, Trips Surged in Every Borough (Post)
- Train Riders Got a Feel for What Grand Central Will Look Like After the Apocalypse (DNA, Post, News)
- DOT to Add 5 Pedestrian Islands on Northern Blvd, Convert a Block of 77th Street to One-Way Traffic (TL)
- Don’t Expect the New Federal Transportation Bill to Pay for Trans-Hudson Rail (Crain’s)
- Ruben Diaz, Jr. Wants to Deck Over Bronx Rail Yards for Development (BxTimes)
- More About Eric Adams’ Proposal to Cut the Number of City Cars in Downtown Brooklyn (DNA)
- WSJ Previews Next Month’s Opening of the WTC PATH Station (Paywall)
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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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