Today’s Headlines
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By
Ben Fried
8:55 AM EDT on June 23, 2016
- NJ Transit Had to Divert $5 Billion Over 15 Years From Its Capital Budget to Cover Operations (WNYC)
- Chris Christie May Finally Have to Raise the NJ Gas Tax (NYT)
- How Andrew Lanza’s Support for Move NY Plays in the Staten Island Press (Advance)
- Kabak: Yes to a Car-Free 14th Street So People Can Get Around During L Shutdown — and After
- Chelsea Should Be Freaking Out About the L-Pocalypse Traffic Without a 14th Street Busway (DNA)
- Hesitant on Systemwide Proof of Payment, Pendergast Cites Cost of Hiring More Fare Inspectors (NY1)
- Contractors Rep Denise Richardson Blames Construction Delays on MTA Change Orders (Post)
- Medallion Owners Team Up With Accessibility Advocates Against Uber (Crain’s)
- Tough Crowd at the BQX Streetcar Meeting in Sunset Park (Gothamist)
- Thought Experiment: Imagine the Bike Map If Community Boards Planned NYC’s Bicycle Lanes (DNA)
- The York Street F Station Only Has One Entrance and It’s Getting Overwhelmed (Bklyn Paper)
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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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