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Friday’s Headlines: Arbitrary and Capricious Edition

Obviously, the big story yesterday was the pair of lawsuits aimed at forcing Gov. Hochul to stop ignoring state law and start implementing congestion pricing.

By Gersh Kuntzman

12:02 AM EDT on July 26, 2024

Friday’s Headlines: Arbitrary and Capricious Edition

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Obviously, the big story yesterday was the pair of lawsuits aimed at forcing Gov. Hochul to stop ignoring state law and start implementing congestion pricing.

We provided a very insightful analysis, while the dailies did what they do. (NYDN, NY Post, NY Times, amNY, Gothamist, Hell Gate, The City)

Student Metrocards — well, OMNY, actually — will be better in the upcoming school year, with kids getting four free rides per day (NY Post, amNY, The City), but neither the MTA nor the Department of Education could answer our question about why the student OMNY won’t be in place in every school by the opening day this September.
Bus carnage in a Burger King in Brooklyn. (NYDN, NY Post)
So why is the annual garbage smell worse this year? Let Gothamist explain.
And, finally, it’s nice to see that LeBron James and Klay Thompson aren’t the only basketball players obsessed with sustainable transportation:

Hello from Paris. Stephen Curry just said during a press conference that he spent yesterday's train ride from London to Lille watching a YouTube video about the construction of the Channel Tunnel. Transit infrastructure nerdery hits the global stage.
— Lindsey Adler (@lindseyadler) July 25, 2024

Gersh Kuntzman

Tabloid legend Gersh Kuntzman has been with New York newspapers since 1989, including stints at the New York Daily News, the Post, the Brooklyn Paper and even a cup of coffee with the Times. He's also the writer and producer of "Murder at the Food Coop," which was a hit at the NYC Fringe Festival in 2016, and “SUV: The Musical” in 2007. He also writes the Cycle of Rage column, which is archived here.

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