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By Ben Fried

9:04 AM EDT on May 17, 2011

Manhattan CB7 Committees Vote Unanimously for Trial Car-Free Central Park This Summer (DNAinfo)
Now That She’s Not Writing to the Times, How Is Iris Weinshall Fighting the PPW Bike Lane? (City Limits)
Cuomo Tabs Freddy “Pay to Pray” Ferrer to Replace Doreen Frasca on MTA Board (Transpo Nation, NY1)
NYC Region Pols Fund Arenas and Malls While Transit Withers (2nd Ave Sagas)
Are E-Bikes Motor Vehicles, Bicycles, or Something Else? (WSJ)
NYPD Ticket-Fixing Probe Reveals DWI Cover-Up (News)
There Are Consequences for Using Your Car as a Weapon, as Long as You Hit a Cop (News)
How Can DOT Protect Against Crazy, Lawbreaking QBoro Bridge Speeders? (Post)
It’s Never Such a Perfect Day to Bike on the Sidewalk (Brooklyn Spoke)
Ladies and Gentlemen, We Present the New York Times Transportation Beat

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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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