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8:49 AM EDT on September 18, 2009

    • MTA Capital Plan Will Turn Into a Debt Disaster Without New Revenues (2nd Ave Sagas)
    • Campaigning in Chinatown, Thompson Says He'll Rip Out Grand Street Bike Lane (NY1)
    • That New Bike Lane on Allen Street? It's Like a New Parking Lot for NYPD (Gothamist)
    • Report: Spend HSR Money Where the Most People Would Use It (Observer)
    • ESDC Approves Latest Version of Atlantic Yards (WNYC, Post)
    • Teenager in Critical Condition After Being Struck By City Bus in Flushing (NY1)
    • Loss of Subway Station Agents Has Some NYers Worried (News)
    • If Only Jeff Dinowitz Devoted This Much Personal Attention to Traffic Violence (Riverdale Press)
    • Let's Balance the State Budget on the Backs of Bureaucrats and Their Car Perks (Politicker)
    • India's "Ladies Special" Train Service a Respite From Harassment By Male Commuters (NYT)

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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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