Today’s Headlines
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By
Ben Fried
8:52 AM EDT on March 14, 2016
- Strike Averted, But NJ Transit Budget Still a Mess (NYT, WNYC, Post)
- Advocates Coalesce Behind de Blasio’s Housing Plan (Politico, DNA)
- Veronica Vanterpool and John Raskin Talk Transit on NY1
- NYT Under the Impression That Car Safety Regulations Are a Paragon to Be Emulated for Buses
- Six Months After Opening, Hudson Yards 7 Station Not Looking So Hot (2nd Ave Sagas)
- A Brief History of UncivilServants.org and the Fight Against NYPD Placard Corruption (@Naparstek)
- Yes, NY State Law Creates an Incentive for Drunk Drivers to Flee the Scene of a Crash (Advance)
- Off-Duty NYPD Lieutenant Knocks Woman Off Grand Central Parkway After Crazy Chain of Events (News)
- Cops Searching for SUV Driver Who Hit Pedestrian and Fled March 4 (Gothamist)
- DNAinfo Spreads the Gospel of Peatónito
- The Most Iconic Cyclist in NYC Is Probably Bill Cunningham (NYT)
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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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