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By Ben Fried

8:59 AM EDT on November 1, 2012

Cuomo Declares Transpo Emergency; MTA Fares Free Through Friday (NYT, News)
Bill McKibben Praises Cuomo for Linking Sandy to Climate Change (WSJ)
It Was Faster to Walk Than to Drive in Manhattan Yesterday (NYT, WSJ)
Quickest Way to Get Around NYC Right Now? Take the Bike (Bloomberg)
More Stories on the Manhattan Carpool Rule (DNA, Post)
New Definition of “Carmaggedon”: A Period When There Are No Trains (AP)
No Night-time Bus Service in Blacked-Out Manhattan Below 23rd Street (DNA, Gothamist)
Cap’n Transit Asks: How Would You Rebuild the Subways Better Than Before?
Kimmelman: Thumbs Up to Barclays Center, Thumbs Down to “Atlantic Yards” (NYT)
Read Up on All the Intrigue Behind the Decision to Postpone the Nets Home-Opener (AYR 1, 2)
The Post Played the Sandy Card Against Bike Lanes and Pedestrian Plazas. They Really Did.

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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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