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2022 - 9 - 4

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Monday's Headlines: Labor Day Edition (Streetsblog New York)

Hit-and-run SUV drivers aren't taking the weekend off: One critically injured a man in Times Square Sunday morning. (NY Post); Police on Friday were trying to ...

The MTA is phasing out MetroCard machines by the end of 2023. [mowed down 5-year-old Jonathan Martinez](https://nyc.streetsblog.org/2022/09/02/pickup-truck-driver-kills-5-year-old-boy-in-queens-then-speeds-away/)on Thursday. - If you’ve been resisting getting OMNY on your phone, your time is up. ( Here’s the news you might have missed in the last few days: Even if most folks have the full weekend off, Streetsblog ever eyes the headlines (so you don’t have to).

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Steve Price's article claiming 'minority' white male status prompts ... (The Guardian)

News Corp columnist framed himself as among a minority of white men who could no longer voice their opinion.

When this was pointed out to Price, he responded that he did not write the headlines. He has a regular column in one of the nation’s most widely read tabloids and is a host of Channel Ten’s The Project. The column prompted widespread criticism on social media. He is also host of a program titled Australia Today, aired on LiSTNR and Triple M regionals. “The APC’s policy is to not publicly disclose the numbers or names of complainants about specific articles, in order to preserve the confidentiality and integrity of the Council’s complaints process,” a spokesperson said. “Steve’s claims therefore fly in the face of evidence, and the fact that he has radio, print and television platforms to vent about his so-called cancellation speaks to the core of the issue.”

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