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By Ben Fried

8:56 AM EST on December 15, 2014

$300M Could Buy More Frequent Service and Better Station Entrances for L Train (DNA)
Electeds and Advocates Press MTA for Upgrades to A/C Lines (AMNY)
All About the Parking Magnate-Horse Carriage Ban-de Blasio Connection (Crain’s)
Access-a-Ride Driver Kills Man on Neptune Ave in Brooklyn; No Charges (News)
Parents Fight for Safer Streets Near PS 307 in Kingsbridge Heights (R’dale Press)
DOT Will Examine Safety of Kensington Streets After Death of Naiem Uddin (Kensington BK)
9 People Hospitalized in 6-Car Pileup at Woodhaven and Atlantic (News)
MTA: Track Maintenance Failures Led to F Train Derailment in Woodside Last May (DNA, SAS)
One Hardware Store Owner Won’t Be Happy Until Ozone Park’s New Public Space Is Annihilated (QChron)
TSTC: New York Highways More of a Money Pit Than State Watchdogs Let On (MTR)

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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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