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Ben Fried
9:00 AM EST on January 9, 2013
- What to Expect From Noted Car Enthusiast Andrew Cuomo in His State-of-the-State Address (T-U)
- Tappan Zee Bridge Transit Task Force Is Starting From Scratch (Journal News)
- Western Queens Leaders Feel Left Behind By MTA’s New Waterfront Bus Route (DNA)
- Grand Jury Won’t Apply Attempted Murder Charge to Man Who Dragged Cops With SUV (Post)
- MTR Looks Back on the Year in Transpo Policy for New York State
- Cy Vance Perfectly Capable of Advocating for Albany Agenda, When It Comes to Guns (T-U)
- NYT Mag Illustrator Lumps Congestion Pricing in With a “Singing in the Shower” Tax
- Ben Kabak: Restore the Rockaway Beach Branch Rail Line, Don’t Turn It to a Park
- DNA Has a Fundraising Update on the Dyer Avenue Park Plan for Hell’s Kitchen
- Cuomo Ignoring TZB Transit, Focusing Intensely on Buying His Daughter an SUV (Daily Freeman)
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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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