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By Ben Fried

8:53 AM EDT on May 11, 2015

Republicans From Syracuse Burbs and Long Island Jockey to Replace Skelos as Senate Leader (Capital)
Toll Reform Supporter Mark Weprin Leaves City Council to Serve as Cuomo Legislative Liaison (News)
Driver Kills Elderly Woman Crossing Fourth Avenue in Brooklyn (News, Post)
Turning Cab Driver Kills Amelia Sterental, 76, in Upper East Side Crosswalk (Post 1, 2)
The Number of NYC’s Police Athletic League Play Streets Has Plummeted by Two-Thirds (NYT)
It Takes Longer Than You Might Think to Turn a Wide Sidewalk Into a Public Plaza (DNA)
Gelinas: De Blasio Should Pitch in More for MTA Capital Program (Post)
Alex Marshall Makes the Case for Subsidizing Citi Bike to Keep Prices Low (News)
Move NY Pitches Uber on Toll Reform (Crain’s)
The Most Googled Questions About the NYC Subway (AMNY)

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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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