Today’s Headlines
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By
Ben Fried
8:52 AM EDT on March 28, 2016
- Robert Rodriguez and Alex Matthiessen Talk Move NY Toll Reform With Brian Lehrer (WNYC)
- Even After Those Huge Corruption Convictions, Ethics Reform Remains Elusive in Albany (WSJ)
- 2nd Ave Sagas Discouraged By the State of MTA Capital Funding
- TSTC Encouraged By Last Week’s Port Authority Board Meeting (MTR)
- A Lot of Red Hook Residents Want a Streetcar, But Not Streetcar-Based Development (NYT)
- Speeding Driver Crashes Into Allerton Ave Storefront and Dies (News, Post)
- News Makes the Case for Smaller Emergency Response Vehicles
- Will New Jersey Be the First State Stupid Enough to Criminalize Walking and Texting? (News, Post)
- Behind the Scenes at Brooklyn Community Board 9 (Post)
- Jake Dobkin’s Guide to When It’s Okay to Own a Car 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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