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By Ben Fried

8:48 AM EST on February 22, 2016

BQX May Require New Bridges Over Newtown Creek, Gowanus Canal (NYT, Bklyn Paper)
More From City Hall’s Streetcar Briefing With the Press (WNYC)
MTA Wants $66M to Accelerate Work on 2nd Ave Subway, Meet December Deadline (2nd Ave Sagas)
When the 2nd Ave Subway Starts Running, W Service Will Return to Astoria (2nd Ave Sagas, DNA)
Franklin Reyes, Driver Who Killed Ariel Russo, Sentenced to 9 Years (Gothamist)
Trottenberg Makes the Case for Overhauling Woodhaven Blvd to QChron Readers
Staten Island Cyclists to City: Stop the Illegal Parking in Bike Lanes By Ferry Terminal (Advance)
Cabbie Jumps Sidewalk By the Met, Sends Light Pole Toppling Onto Woman and Child (Post, News)
Man Killed When His Van Rolls Over Him Off Central Park East Drive (ABC7)
Speeding Driver Injures Two Cops in East New York (Post)
A Man on the Sidewalk Got Hurt Because Someone Parked Sloppily By the Park Slope Food Coop (News)

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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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