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By Ben Fried

9:05 AM EDT on April 26, 2011

Sweetheart Deals to Build Parking Lots Keep on Coming (News)
TLC Approves New Decal Reminding Cab Passengers to Look for Cyclists Before They Exit (City Room)
Get Your Daily Dose of New York Post Bike Hate Right Here
The Weekend’s Tabloid Bikelash in a Nutshell: “Hipster Bike Nazis Are Killing Grandma!” (Gothamist)
Gas Tax Pandering Grips Albany Like It’s 2008 All Over Again (CapTon)
Don’t Rule Out Record-Breaking Gas Prices This Summer (NY1)
Turkish “Taxi of Tomorrow” Bidder Makes Its Play, Promises to Build Cars in Bklyn (Transpo Nation)
Feds: Cost of WTC Transit Hub Could Reach $3.8 Billion (Bergen Record)
Would-Be Bike Licensers Ulrich and DenDekker Still Hatching Plans? (Villager)
Give This Man a Medal: Bronx DA Contested His Speeding Ticket But Didn’t Try to Get It Fixed (News)

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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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