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By Ben Fried

8:51 AM EST on December 1, 2014

Uber Eroding the Wealth of Taxi Medallion Cartels (NYT)
Fernando Mateo and the New York Post Don’t Want the City to Enforce the New Speed Limit
After Failing to Investigate the Size of the New Tappan Zee, the Times Frets Over Toll Hikes
Chris Ward: Let’s Tax Driving (CapNY)
De Blasio Bill to Ban Horses in Central Park Opens the Door to Replacing Them With Cars (CapNY)
One-Way Tolling on the Verrazano Bridge Is Literally Killing People (Villager)
A Tri-State Thanksgiving Wishlist (MTR)
Andrew Hevesi Wants to Give Pedestrians a Head Start Crossing Queens Boulevard (QChron)
Driver Struck Woman on Central Park South Friday Morning; NYPD: No Criminality Suspected (DNA)
When Riding a Bike Is a Lifeline (NYT)
David Weprin: Putting Teens on Community Boards “Belittles the Position” (AP)

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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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