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By Ben Fried

8:57 AM EDT on July 15, 2009

Jay Walder Meets the New York Media (NYT, Post, Newsday, NY1, AMNY, WNYC, 2nd Ave Sagas)
News to State Senate: Walder Deserves a Speedy Confirmation
NYPD’s Weak Traffic Enforcement Got a Lot of Coverage Yesterday (City Room, Post, NY1, Gothamist)
Will This Get NYPD’s Attention? Undercover Cops Aren’t Safe From Curb-Jumping Cars (News)
TSTC: Don’t Pay for Next MTA Capital Program By Saddling Straphangers With More Debt
Tour de Queens Is the Only Time You Can Feel Safe Riding on Queens Boulevard (News)
Brooklyn Paper Files an Epic Report on the State of Bicycling in Amsterdam
City Room Tries Out the Queens Around the World Bike Map
Vélib Turns Two Today (World Streets via Streetsblog.net)
The Walder Pic in This Daily News Story Is So Ridiculous, It Gets Its Own Headline

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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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