Today’s Headlines
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By
Ben Fried
8:54 AM EST on December 18, 2017
- GOP Tax Bill Will Send the MTA Scrambling to Balance Its Budget (AMNY)
- De Blasio Might Be Making a Lonely Push for a Millionaire’s Tax in 2018 (Post)
- Andy Byford Stopped Erosion of Confidence in Toronto Transit. Can He Do It for the MTA? (NYT)
- The Post Keeps the Pressure on Marty Golden
- Contra Tony Avella, Crashes on Northern Boulevard Dropped After Bike Lane Installation (QChron)
- 72-Year-Old Driver With Invalid License Kills Passenger in Livery Car, 89 (News)
- Trucker Injures Cyclist on Court Street (BK Paper) Four Cops Hurt in Bronx Fender Bender (News)
- Advocates Rally This Morning Against de Blasio’s E-Bike Crackdown (WNYC)
- Those Next-Gen Subway Cars? They Shoulda Started Rolling on MTA Tracks Years Ago (2nd Ave Sagas)
- More Coverage of DOT’s Dockless Bike-Share Announcement (Politico, News)
- Amber Alerts for NYC Hit-and-Run Drivers Started Up This Weekend (WPIX)
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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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