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9:00 AM EDT on April 20, 2009

    • Paterson Calls Republican Senators in Renewed Push for Ravitch Plan (News)
    • Can Bloomberg Win Senate GOP Support for MTA Rescue? (NYT)
    • Latest MTA Plan from Senate Dems: Fund Transit With Soda Tax (Post)
    • Fare Hike Four Ringleader Carl Kruger: Don't Call Me a Villain (NY1)
    • Driver Jumps Curb, Kills Pedestrian on Cross Bay Blvd (News)
    • Deliveryman Killed in Hit-and-Run on Jamaica Ave (News)
    • Tension Between Sidewalks and Street Trees (NYT)
    • Bike Snob Ponders the Increasing Bike-Friendliness of NYC
    • Study: Bike Helmet Laws Do More Harm Than Good (M-Bike via Streetsblog.net)
    • Annals of Parking Permits: How Bruce Ratner Got His (AYR)
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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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