Thursday’s Headlines: Cold Turkey Edition
It’s a cold day out there and the Streetsblog team is off. But here are a few headlines to get you going:
12:01 AM EST on November 22, 2018
It’s a cold day out there and the Streetsblog team is off. But here are a few headlines to get you going:
- State Senator José Peralta of Queens, who lost his re-election bid to Jessica Ramos, died unexpectedly during unspecified treatment at Elmhurst Hospital. He was 47. (Times Ledger)
- Coverage of the Brooklyn Bridge crash yesterday — which killed one driver —dominated the papers. (NY Times, NYDN)
- Gothamist revealed that J train service will be cut on weekends, just as the L-train weekend service is being restored. Check the story for the full schedule. “This is annoying and I am annoyed,” reporter Claire Lampen wrote.
- In case you missed it, our friends at TransitCenter laid out the kind of leadership the state and city will need to fix the subway and bus system.
- Meet the man who has walked every street in New York City. (Gothamist)
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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