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By Ben Fried

8:51 AM EDT on July 28, 2015

Anthony Foxx Will Try to Prod Christie and Cuomo to Action on Trans-Hudson Rail (NYT)
Cuomo’s Getting Great Press for His LaGuardia Reveal (NYT, DNA, AP, WSJ, News, Post)
A More Skeptical View of the Proposal (2nd Ave Sagas)
At LGA Presser, Biden Gets in a Dig at Christie for Killing ARC; Cuomo Gets Nothing But Love (News)
De Blasio: Before NYC Commits to More MTA Funding, Let’s See What Albany Will Contribute (AMNY)
The Case for Design-Build Contracting to Cut Infrastructure Costs (Crain’s)
Pointing Fingers at Amtrak Won’t Fix NJ Transit’s Woes (WNYC)
Driver Who Killed Passenger and Fled Scene on SI Had License Revoked in 2013 (News)
15 New Speed Humps in the Works for Windsor Terrace Streets (DNA)
Another PR Victory for the MTA (Gothamist)
In Case You Thought NYC Has Enough Bike Racks… (DNA)

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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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