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Friday’s Headlines: No News is … No News Edition

Thursday was one of those sleepy summer days when there just was very little news.

Here's what little there was:

    • Finally, the Port Authority is realizing that it might have to scrap its Wrong Way AirTrain. (NY Post)
    • Like Streetsblog, the Queens Daily Eagle covered Council Member Peter Koo chanting "Business Lives Matter" to oppose a .3-mile car-free stretch in Downtown Flushing. The Eagle's David Brand played up Koo's overdue apology.
    • Gridlock Sam highlights the key protests this weekend. (NYDN)
    • Streetsblog listened to Polly Trottenberg on a City Law breakfast Zoom call and couldn't believe what we heard.

To round out our list, let's at least praise what a great list of stories we had yesterday, in addition to our Koo coverage:

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