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By Ben Fried

8:58 AM EDT on September 1, 2011

Family of Erica Abbott: Negligent Construction Site Management Caused Her Death (News)
Goldsmith Reportedly Quit to Spare City Hall From His Domestic Violence Disgrace (Post)
Sam Schwartz: Don’t Even Think About Cutting Off the Gas Tax (News)
Teens Throw Brick at Cyclist From Navy Street Overpass, Hit Him in the Face (Gothamist)
Bronx DA Responds Vigorously to High-Profile Passenger Deaths in Discount Bus Crash (News, NYT)
And in S.I., Driver Who Fled Wreck That Killed a Passenger Gets Homicide Charge (Post)
Credit, Please, for the Original Tape Measure Story on Atlantic Terminal Security Overkill (Bklyn Paper)
San Francisco’s Top Traffic Cop Sits Down for an Interview With Bryan Goebel (Streetsblog SF)
What’s the Deal With That Decoy Red-Light Cam at Fifth and Union? (Patch)
More From OpenPlans Founder Mark Gorton on the Harm Caused By Cars in the City (Urban Omnibus)

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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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