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By Ben Fried

8:52 AM EDT on March 14, 2016

Strike Averted, But NJ Transit Budget Still a Mess (NYT, WNYC, Post)
Advocates Coalesce Behind de Blasio’s Housing Plan (Politico, DNA)
Veronica Vanterpool and John Raskin Talk Transit on NY1
NYT Under the Impression That Car Safety Regulations Are a Paragon to Be Emulated for Buses
Six Months After Opening, Hudson Yards 7 Station Not Looking So Hot (2nd Ave Sagas)
A Brief History of UncivilServants.org and the Fight Against NYPD Placard Corruption (@Naparstek)
Yes, NY State Law Creates an Incentive for Drunk Drivers to Flee the Scene of a Crash (Advance)
Off-Duty NYPD Lieutenant Knocks Woman Off Grand Central Parkway After Crazy Chain of Events (News)
Cops Searching for SUV Driver Who Hit Pedestrian and Fled March 4 (Gothamist)
DNAinfo Spreads the Gospel of Peatónito
The Most Iconic Cyclist in NYC Is Probably Bill Cunningham (NYT)

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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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