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By Ben Fried

8:55 AM EST on November 16, 2010

LaHood to Gillibrand: New York “Well-Positioned” to Receive Some ARC Funding (WSJ)
Can NYC Fix the BQE Ditch — And Figure Out How to Pay For It? (Bklyn Paper)
Cuomo’s Hard Line on Spending Applies to Fixing Decrepit Bridges Too (Transpo Nation)
Yassky and Bloomberg Unveil Three “Taxi of Tomorrow” Finalists (NYT, News)
4 Years Max Sentence for Unlicensed Driver Who Killed Pregnant Traffic Agent (Post)
NYPD Officer Driving on Northern State Killed By Drunk Wrong-Way Motorist (News)
Irene Lo Re Would Welcome Pop-Up Cafes on Brooklyn’s Fifth Ave (Bklyn Paper)
The F Train Is Flunking No More (City Room)
CT Driver Kills Boy on Bike, Sues His Parents for “Contributory Negligence” (Grist)
News Pays Tribute to Ted Kheel

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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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