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By
Ben Fried
8:30 AM EST on February 6, 2014
- Election Year for Andrew Cuomo! Gov Takes From the MTA and Gives to Staten Island Drivers (News)
- Manhattan Community Board 10 Remains the Biggest Barrier to Safe Streets in Harlem (Columbia Spec)
- Meet the State Senators Who Want to Chair the Transportation Committee (Capital)
- More Coverage of the City’s Most Dangerous Streets for Walking (News, Capital, Gothamist)
- Eric Adams Wants New People to Get Involved in Brooklyn Community Boards (News)
- Red Hook Residents: BQE Service Road a Death Trap for Pedestrians (DNA)
- Dromm Asks for Safety Fixes at Roosevelt/Broadway/74th, Where Woman Was Killed By Bus (DNA)
- LIRR Union Sets the Stage for Potential March Strike (Post, News)
- Albany Raids the State’s Road Repair Fund Too (Lohud)
- NYC Eagerly Awaits Plaza Hotel Lawsuits Against Car Alarms, Horn Honkers, and Truck Engines (Post)
- Keep Your Feet Dry and Try Not to Slip Into the Slush, New York (Gothamist, Post)
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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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