Today's Headlines

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

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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