Today's Headlines

Today’s Headlines

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By Ben Fried

8:51 AM EDT on April 17, 2018

Yesterday Morning’s Downpour Was Too Much for the Subways to Handle (News, NY1, Post)
MTA’s Modern, Failure-Prone Signal System at Bergen Street Isn’t Out of the Woods Yet (News, AMNY)
CityLab Reviews a Century of Subway Politics and Stalled Expansions
The IDC Comes to an Official But Unceremonious End (NYT, Politico)
State Senate Passes Bill to Stiffen Penalties for Unlicensed Drivers Who Injure or Kill (Post)
7 Manhattan Electeds Press MTA to Make Way for 32nd Street Sidewalk Expansion (AMNY)
Dem Running for Empty East Side Assembly Seat Can’t Bring Himself to Endorse Congestion Pricing (CL)
Disgruntled Misanthrope Allan Rosen Got a Platform in Gotham Gazette to Rant About Select Bus Service
God Forbid Staten Island Receives a Ped Safety Project Without Cranks Watering It Down First (Advance)

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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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