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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

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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