Today’s Headlines
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By
Ben Fried
8:50 AM EDT on June 24, 2016
- Cabbies Push Back on TLC Rules to Cut Down on Fatigued Driving (NYT, News, AMNY, Post)
- Residents Tell DOT: More Space for Walking in Downtown Jamaica, Please (TL)
- Huge New Airport Parking Garage Not Welcome in East Elmhurst (QChron)
- Cuomo Releases Plan to Improve Pedestrian Safety Outside NYC (MTR)
- Sounds Like Carlos Menchaca Opposes BQX Streetcar (Bklyn Paper)
- Daily News Pats Itself on the Back for Times Square “Activity Zones”
- Driver Who Caused 10-Car Pileup in Staten Island Sunday Has Died (Advance, News)
- DOT Won’t Replace Union Street Bridge Until After EPA Cleans Up Gowanus Superfund Site (DNA)
- Uber App Will Be More Transparent About Fares (Post)
- What’s Taking So Long to Get a Speed Hump on 98th Street in Woodhaven? (QChron)
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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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