Today’s Headlines
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By
Ben Fried
8:52 AM EDT on September 11, 2017
- Drunk, Unlicensed Driver Runs Over TA Century Riders Stopped at Traffic Light (Gothamist, Post)
- Lindsay Powell, 36, Dies Days After Drunk Driver Struck Her on Bushwick Sidewalk (News)
- Schumer: Trump Said “Give Me a Few Days” to Decide on Gateway Funding (News)
- Daily News: Cut Penn South From Gateway Project Plans
- Individual Cab Medallion Owners Struggle to Stay Afloat in Age of Uber (NYT)
- Now Bay Ridgites Can Wait for Delayed R Trains in the Spiffy New 53rd Street Station (News)
- DOT Temporarily Removes Eastern Parkway Ped Islands Each Year for West Indian Day Parade (DNA)
- Cathy Nolan Complained About On-Street Car-Share Spots in Ridgewood, and DOT Backed Off (QNS)
- Service Returns to Some M Train Stops as Rehab Work Progresses (QChron)
- The Week Is Off to a Tremendous Start for L Train Riders (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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