Today’s Headlines
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By
Ben Fried
8:52 AM EDT on August 22, 2017
- De Blasio Forgot That He Supported a Toll Cordon in 2009 (News, NYT, Politico, AMNY, Post)
- Rodriguez and Rosenthal Call for Commission to Investigate High MTA Construction Costs (C&S)
- Driver Kills Kayshawn Whittick, 13, on 135th Street; NYPD Blames Victim (DNA)
- Woman Struck By Driver in Rego Park Crosswalk Dies From Injuries 6 Weeks Later (DNA)
- Advocates to MTA: It’s Not Just Subways That Need Fixing — Don’t Forget Bus Service (AMNY)
- MTA Still Aiming to Launch Computerized Signals on 7 Train This Year (AMNY)
- Crain’s: Letting People Drive for Free Into the Manhattan Core Makes No Sense
- Garbage Truck Driver Smashes Into 12 Parked Cars on Nostrand Avenue, No Injuries (Yeshiva World)
- More Outlet Malls May Look to Set Up Shop Near NYC Highway Ramps (Post)
- They Found Love on the M14 (Bedford+Bowery)
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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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