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By Ben Fried

8:59 AM EDT on August 23, 2012

MTA Confident That Payroll Tax Will Be Upheld on Appeal (WSJ, NYT, NY1, TransNat)
Ben Kabak Breaks Down the Insanity of Judge Cozzens’ MTA Payroll Tax Ruling (2nd Ave Sagas)
Sunset Park Residents Call for Pedestrian Safety Fixes on Deadly Third Ave (DNA)
This Is How They Do Street Safety Messaging Down Under (Bklyn Spoke)
Quinn “Supports Goals” of Boro Taxi Plan But Won’t Comment on Passing a Bill (CapNY)
How Should Boro Taxis Be Priced? (Cap’n Transit)
Demolition Crew Used Wrong Steel Plates to Contain 2nd Ave Subway Blast Gone Awry (News)
3-Car Crash on Canal Street Tuesday Set Off By Illegal U-Turn; Charges Pending (Post, Gothamist)
Will State DOT Decide Not to Spend Federal $ on Recreational Trails? (MTR)

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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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