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By
Ben Fried
8:51 AM EDT on June 22, 2015
- Driver Kills Mother of Daily News Reporter in Bed-Stuy; No Charges (News)
- Gelinas: Cuomo’s Abuse of the MTA Will Destroy Your Faith in Government (Post)
- Albany Pretends to Care About Transit Riders (Post)
- Parks Department to Install Permanent Memorial to Sammy Cohen Eckstein By Prospect Park (DNA)
- Bus Lane and Sidewalks Coming to North Side of Pelham Parkway (BxTimes)
- DOT Shows South Central Queens How to Get Around Without Driving (DNA)
- After Nearly 40 Years, Vinicio Donato Relinquishes Chairmanship of Queens CB 1 (QChron)
- NYC Needs to Strengthen Protections for Pedestrians, Not Water Them Down (MTR)
- NYPD Squad Car Drivers Collide in 52nd Precinct, Injuring Five Cops (Post)
- SpotPog — The Umpteenth App Purporting to Solve the Problem of Free Parking (News)
- People You Share the Road With (Post, AMNY)
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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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