Today’s Headlines
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By
Ben Fried
8:50 AM EDT on April 26, 2016
- Eric Adams to NYPD: Don’t Make Up Stories About Crash Victims and Gab to the Press (Bklyn Eagle)
- More Coverage of the Memorial Ride for Lauren Davis and James Gregg (DNA, News)
- Will 78th Precinct’s Truck Route Enforcement Last More Than One Day? (DNA)
- Public Meetings on the BQX Streetcar Start Up Next Month (DNA)
- De Blasio Budget Includes Major Queensboro Bridge Rehab, Crosswalk Snowblowers (News)
- Thruway Authority Wants to Borrow $1.37 Billion More for Tappan Zee, Still Has No Toll Plan (Politico)
- There’s a Plan to Liven Up Dreary Water Street With Outdoor Retail (Politico)
- Nicole Gelinas Lays Out the Port Authority Bus Terminal Situation (Post)
- In Observance of Distracted Driving Awareness Month, the Times Scolds Pedestrians
- Damned Bike Lanes (Advance)
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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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