Today's Headlines

Today’s Headlines

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By Ben Fried

8:56 AM EDT on October 16, 2017

It’s Not Just Capital Costs — MTA Operating Costs Much Higher Than Peer Agencies (Curbed)
CBC: Tappan Zee Tolls Will Have to Double to Cover Costs of Cuomo’s Mega-Bridge (News)
Trust Chris Christie and Donald Trump — Federal Funding for Gateway Is Definitely Coming (Politico)
Report: NYPD’s Brooklyn Fare Evasion Arrests Target Black Neighborhoods (AMNY)
Teamster Sets the Record Straight on Why NYC Needs Commercial Waste Carting Reform (C&S)
DOT Starts Up Public Process for Next Phase of Queens Blvd Bike Lanes; Koslowitz Wavering (QChron)
As DOT Plans Faster Bus Rides on Cross Bay Boulevard, Queens CB 10 Groans (QChron)
Staten Island Express Bus Riders Now Have a Speedier Trip Across the Verrazano (DNA)
MTA Opens the Revamped Bay Ridge Ave R Train Station, But It’s Still Not ADA-Accessible (News)
Man Steals Mercedes, Injures 8 in Crash on Belt Parkway, Flees on Foot (Post)
How Not to Recover a Stolen Bike (Gothamist)

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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.

Today's Headlines

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