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By Ben Fried

8:51 AM EDT on March 15, 2016

To Win City Council Approval of Housing Plan, Extent of Parking Reform Shrinks (Politico, News, NYT)
Albany Would Have to Send a Lot More Funding to the MTA to Achieve “Parity” With Upstate Roads (MTR)
Brooklyn CB 6 Approves “Street Seat” for Fifth Ave, Despite the Cranks (Bklyn Paper)
Who Could Be Against Planters and Benches for Fourth Avenue? (Bklyn Paper)
DOT Plans New Bike Route on 31st Ave From Astoria Waterfront to Flushing Bay (DNA)
Neighbors Want Car-Free Option as Part of Union Street Drawbridge Replacement (DNA)
MTA Contractor Has to Fix Leaky Hudson Yards 7 Station (Post)
Grand Jury Adds Manslaughter Charge in Staten Island Hit-and-Run Case (News)
Without NY Water Taxi Service, Red Hook Ikea Will Put More Buses on the Street (DNA)
It’s Been 75 Years Since a New Subway Station Opened in the Bronx (2nd Ave Sagas)

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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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