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Tuesday’s Headlines: Keeping Busy Edition

Lots of outlets had slow news days yesterday, but not Streetsblog. Our website was full of fresh, hot news:
Tuesday’s Headlines: Keeping Busy Edition
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Lots of outlets had slow news days yesterday, but not Streetsblog. Our website was full of fresh, hot news:

So while other outlets took a pre-Christmas nap, we stayed at our keyboards. That’s something to consider when you’re making donations to your favorite non-profit newsrooms.

Oh, and speaking of which:

During our December Donation Drive, we like to start our daily headlines post with a shoutout to all our kind benefactors from the day before. Alas, yesterday’s tin cup was empty, no matter how hard we shook it. Perhaps today will be better? Maybe you’re not aware of the incredible gifts we’re offering in exchange for a donation? Check it out here — or in funny video form starring yours truly:

Now, about those other outlets, here’s what they had:

  • The Times really over-wrote its paean to the MetroCard, but history calls.
  • A driver killed a scooter rider in Marine Park. (News12)
  • Bloomberg isn’t waiting until the Jan. 5 anniversary — congestion pricing is clearly a success.
  • There was a bad crash in the Kensington section of Brooklyn. (News12)
  • A pedestrian was struck by a driver in Boro Park, but the local outlet calls it an “accident.” (BoroPark24)
  • Unlike Don Quixote, President Trump slays windmills. (NY Post)
  • Gothamist offers a primer on how to evade the fare with the MTA’s new turnstiles.
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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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