Today’s Headlines
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By
Ben Fried
8:58 AM EDT on July 24, 2013
- Well, Weiner Has Probably Peaked (NYT, WSJ, News, Post, CapNY)
- NYC EDC Signs Off on Fresh Direct’s Move to Asthma-Plagued South Bronx (MTR)
- Alison Arieff Weighs the Implications of RoboCars (NYT)
- Insatiable Demand for Citi Bikes at Penn Station (WNYC)
- Credit Card Info for 1,174 Citi Bike Customers Was Compromised (WSJ)
- Hit-and-Run Driver Seriously Injures Cyclist in Woodside (DNA)
- 2nd Ave Sagas: Mayoral Contenders Focused on Ferry Gimmicks, Not Transit Solutions
- Once Bay Ridge Merchants Got a Taste of Car-Free Events, They Came Back for More (Bklyn Paper)
- MTA to Install Remote-Control Gates and Intercoms at Unstaffed Stations (News)
- Amtrak Tests Out Bikes on Board Ethan Allen Route (Times Union)
- Mini-Jim Walden Sighting at de Blasio Presser About LICH Closing (Bklyn Eagle)
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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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