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By Ben Fried

9:48 AM EDT on August 18, 2010

Yes, the TWU’s Message Can Get Even More Counterproductive (News)
Bike Bedlam 2: CBS2 Turns Its Sights on Delivery Riders, Cyclists in Central Park
Feel the Anger: Ex-Cabbie Heaps Scorn on “Biker Brats” (News)
News Editorial Board Member Reduces Bike Divide to Newcomers vs. Oldtimers
Health Department: Traffic Pollution Harms NYers Even If They Don’t Live Next to It (Post)
Uh-Oh — MTA Putting Off Replacement of Old Subway Cars (AMNY)
Ben Kabak Takes Brooklyn Rep William Colton to Task for Transit Hypocrisy
Must-Read: 94th Pct. Dep. Inspector Dennis Fulton Shows Solidarity With Bike Owners (Bklyn Paper)
City Asks for Proposals to Build $2.25M Williamsburg Ferry Landing (Post)
Foundation of $1.4B Fulton Transit Center Is Complete (NY1)
Attendance at Barretto Point Pool Down Big After MTA Service Cuts (Metro)
Hudson River Park Trust, Not Parks Dept, Confiscated Bikes This Weekend (Walk in the Park)

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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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