Today’s Headlines
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By
Ben Fried
8:54 AM EST on February 14, 2017
- There’s a Special Election in Harlem Today and Your Vote Could Go a Long Way (Post)
- Transit Advocates Push Back Against Cuomo’s $65 Million MTA Funding Cut (D&C)
- NJ Lawmakers Anxious to Get Moving on New Port Authority Bus Terminal (Politico)
- De Blasio Teases Plan to Address Congestion in State of the City Address (NYT)
- Missing Piece in $2 Billion GWB Rehab: Enough Space for Biking and Walking (Crain’s)
- The Medallion Industry Sounds Increasingly Desperate (Post)
- Because of ICE Raids, People Are Afraid to Walk the Streets in Port Richmond (Advance)
- More Coverage of Yesterday’s Action for Discount MetroCards (AMNY, DNA, Post, NY1)
- School Bus Driver Jumps Curb on UES, Injuring 4 Doe Fund Workers; No Charges (Post)
- The 168th Street Subway Station Is Still in Disgraceful Shape (DNA)
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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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