Today’s Headlines
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By
Ben Fried
8:59 AM EST on February 6, 2013
- Bill de Blasio: Mayoral Candidate or NBBL Spokesperson? (Bklyn Paper)
- Hit-and-Run Truck Driver Kills 69-Year-Old Woman at 41st and 9th (AP, City Room)
- NYCHA to Raise Funds By Letting Developers Build on Parking Lots, Play Spaces (News)
- Jackson Heights Says No Way to the Flushing Meadows Stadium/Parking Garage Deal (JHBG)
- Ron Shiffman Tells the Times Real Estate Desk What Makes for a Sustainable NYC
- Hey Transit Riders, Pay No Attention to Skyrocketing Debt or Albany Pickpockets (News)
- Five Reasons Cap’n Transit Is Disappointed in Chris Quinn’s Transpo Record
- Rumor Mill: What’s the MTA Up To at the Old South Ferry Station? (2nd Ave Sagas)
- Don’t Hate Will Hines Because He Rides a Bike (College Humor via Brooklyn Spoke)
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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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