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By Ben Fried

9:02 AM EDT on May 10, 2011

Reverse Backlash: Bklyn CB10’s Pro-Bike Faction Votes for Sharrows on Bay Ridge Parkway (Bklyn Paper)
300 Free Parking Spaces Disappear in Park Slope, and the Universe Doesn’t Collapse (FiPS)
There Seems to Be Agreement on How Cops Should Exercise “Discretion” in Central Park (Transpo Nation)
More From Yesterday’s Big HSR Presser at Penn Station (City Room, DNAInfo, MTR, Transpo Nation)
Security Theater for Rail? No Thanks, Senator Schumer (2nd Ave Sagas)
Let’s See If NYC Can Have a Serious Discussion About Adopting an “Idaho Stop” Law (Gothamist)
Inside Andrew Cuomo’s Suburban Routine (WSJ)
Scheduling Deliveries for Off-Peak Hours: More Feasible Than Many Businesses Let On (MTR)
Downtowners Want City to Let Them Cross West Street at Grade Near WTC (DNAInfo)
Sunday Is the Grand Opening in Brooklyn for Streetsblog Sponsor Bike Habitat (Brownstoner)

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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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