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8:50 AM EST on January 3, 2017

    • If NYC Can't Build Less Expensive Subways, Three 2nd Ave Stops Might Be All We Get (WSJ, Biz Insider, Vox, Beast)
    • Prendergast Stepping Down (NYT, AMNY); Cuomo Wants MTA Chief "Familiar With Development" (Politico)
    • 48,000 Passengers Rode 2nd Ave Subway on Opening Day; Some Elevators Were Broken (AMNY, NYT)
    • Will Chuck Schumer Stand Against a Terrible Trump Infrastructure Package? (Voice)
    • Driver Kills Kyla Williams, 11, Crossing 180th Street; No Charges (News)
    • Hit-and-Run SUV Driver Kills Evedette Sanchez, 39, in East New York (News)
    • Driver Kills Ramone Fores, 33, Near Sidewalk-Blocking Construction Fence in Tottenville (NBC)
    • 2017 Started Off With Four Fatal Crashes in a Single Day (News)
    • Citi Bike Ridership Increased 40 Percent in 2016 (WNYC, News, Gothamist)
    • Francisco Moya, Foe of 111th Street Redesign, Will Challenge Street Safety Champion Julissa Ferreras in 2017 (Post)
    • DOT's Looking for Someone to Make Streetfilms (Post)

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Ben Fried
Ben Fried started as a Streetsblog reporter in 2008 and led the site as editor-in-chief from 2010 to 2018. He lives in Ditmas Park, Brooklyn, with his wife.

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