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:

• We brought you inside a police manhunt for a killer hit-and-run driver.
• We offered the latest in our annual Streetsies awards, allowing you to vote for your "advocate" of the year (polls close tomorrow).
• We covered the latest bike lane disappointment by the Adams administration.
• We reported out a story about Gov. Phil Murphy's New Jersey Turnpike boondoggle.
• We covered incoming Mayor Mamdani's pick to lead the crucial Department of Consumer and Worker Protection.
• And we offered a grim recap of the worst crashes of the year.

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.

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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.