Today’s Headlines
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By
Ben Fried
8:52 AM EDT on June 29, 2016
- Adriano Espaillat Declares Victory in Primary to Succeed Charlie Rangel (NYT, Politico)
- NYPD Files No Charges Against Hit-and-Run Trash Hauler Who Killed Noah Goldstein (Gothamist, WSR)
- 18-Year-Old Driver Kills Woman on UWS, Immediately Gets Absolved By Police (News, Post)
- More Coverage of Judge Gia Morris’s Flimsy Ruling Against Right of Way Law (News, Post, Gothamist)
- U.S. DOT Will Grant MTA $432 Million to Fix Sandy Damage to East River LIRR Tunnels (AMNY)
- NYC Parking Enforcement Remains in the Stone Age Compared to This Ticket-Beating Robot (Post)
- Columbia Public Health Prof Wants a Helmet Law for NYC — No Thanks (News)
- Truck Driver Hits LIRR Bridge, Disrupting Evening Service (DNA)
- The End of Myrtle Avenue Plaza Construction Is in Sight (DNA)
- Jamaica-Van Wyck Subway Station Used to Get a Lot More Light (Cap’n Transit)
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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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