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Today’s Headlines

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 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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