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By Ben Fried

8:52 AM EST on January 12, 2015

Bratton: NYPD Slowdown Has Run Its Course (News)
Albany Rumor Mill: Federal Investigation Weakening Shelly’s Hold on Assembly, Sort of (Post)
Cuomo Announces Management Shakeup, Including Key Transpo Slots (CapNY)
Can Bruno Rodi Make Bixi’s Bike-Share Product Competitive Again? (NYT)
Post Scares Up Some Pageviews From One Month of Citi Bike Revenue Numbers
Church Van Driver Critically Injures Man on Ocean Avenue (Post)
The Conservative Case for Quintupling the Gas Tax (News)
168th Street Station Elevators Can’t Handle Peak Subway Crowds (DNA)
Second Ave Sagas: Why Not Make the Subway More Accessible By Opening Shuttered Entrances?
Take a Ride in the MTA’s High-Tech Track Scanning Train (NY1)

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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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