Today’s Headlines
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By
Ben Fried
8:53 AM EDT on March 13, 2017
- Instead of Cutting $65 Million From the MTA, Cuomo Could Fix Lousy Service (AMNY, News)
- Wanted: Better Communication on Subway Platforms About Service Disruptions (Post)
- State Senate Passes Bill to Stiffen Penalties for Repeatedly Speeding Near Schools (QChron)
- Car Thief Caused Havoc in Lower Manhattan Saturday Morning, Injuring One (Post)
- NYPD Detective Fired for Assaulting Two People With His Van (News)
- Speeder on Atlantic Avenue Flees Crash, Leaves Brother Badly Hurt in Passenger Seat (News)
- More Coverage of the Drop in Traffic Deaths Since November (DNA)
- 8 Inches of Snow Is the Threshold for Seriously Reducing Subway Service (AMNY)
- Catch the Last Episode of “In Transit” on NY1
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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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