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By Ben Fried

8:58 AM EDT on June 17, 2011

Hit-and-Run SUV Driver Kills 91-Year-Old Man in Sheepshead Bay (News, Post)
Ridership Up, Travel Times Down on East Side Select Bus Service Route (DNAinfo)
DOT Looking Into RPP, Which Needs Albany Support, to Help Manage Atlantic Yards Traffic (NY1)
Daily News Thanks JSK for Stopping Livery Cab Stands, Still Owes an Apology for Anti-Bike Nonsense
East River Ferries Got 12,000 Riders Over Two Days of Free Service (DNAinfo)
Nicole Gelinas: Union Concessions Would Make State Senate’s MTA Fantasy More Realistic (Post)
MTA Should Have Known Not to Hire Bus Driver With DWI on His Record (News)
Queens CB 9 Chair Criticizes Ulrich for “Get a Life” Tweet; Ulrich: “I Am Not a Doormat” (Queens Chron)
Brooklyn CB 2 Might Ask DOT for North-South Bike Links Near BAM (The Local)
Proposal to Digitize Travel Info for Old Subway Cars Triggers Waves of Nostalgia From the NYT
Have Streetsblog Readers Seen the Last of the Weinermobile? (Google)

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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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