Today’s Headlines
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Ben Fried
8:51 AM EDT on July 14, 2015
- SUV Driver Who Killed Cyclist on 4th Ave Didn’t Take Anti-Seizure Meds (Post, NYT, Gothamist)
- DNA Maps the 150 Crashes Near Barclays Center This Year
- On First Day of Off-Board Fare Collection, M86 Service 25% Faster Than Walking (News)
- Ben Kabak Envisions a Full-Fledged 86th Street Busway (2nd Ave Sagas)
- Uber Seeks Out Al Sharpton to Fight City Hall’s “Uber Cap” (Crain’s)
- Trump Tower’s Bonus Plaza Is an Altar to the Donald (NYT)
- How Much of NYC’s Manufacturing Zones Are Automotive Shops? (Cap’n Transit)
- Take This as a Sign That the Sidewalk Isn’t Wide Enough (EV Grieve via DNA)
- More Coverage of Queens Bike Initiative From DNA
- What If NYC Subway Turnstiles Made “Lovely and Gentle” Sounds? (WNYC)
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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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