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8:56 AM EST on November 16, 2015

    • Hundreds March to Remember Victims and Prevent Traffic Violence in NYC (NYT)
    • Will Central Harlem Electeds Fight Bike-Share Like They Fought Bus Lanes? (DNA)
    • Last-Minute Add-on to House Transpo Bill Robs Northeast Transit to Pay Suburban Portland (MTR)
    • One of Every Six Jaywalking Tickets in First Half of 2015 Came From 46th Precinct in the Bronx (Post)
    • More From Thursday's Council Hearing on Improving Transit Access (AMNY)
    • Hylan Boulevard Is the New "Boulevard of Death" (Advance)
    • DOT Won't Make Shore Boulevard By Astoria Park Car-Free (DNA)
    • How Dare a Queens CB 9 Member Suggest Basing a Discussion of Woodhaven BRT on Facts (QChron)
    • 77-Year-Old Driver Kills 23-Year-Old Man in Heartland Village, Staten Island (News)
    • Assault Victim Struck By Hit-and-Run Driver in Jamaica (News, Post)

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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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