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By Ben Fried

8:57 AM EDT on April 19, 2016

Subway Ridership Hit 67-Year High in 2015 (News, NY1, DNA)
At the Same Time, On-Time Performance Is Getting Worse (WNYC)
Cuomo’s Earth Day Posturing Would Feel a Lot More Genuine If He Cared About Transit (MTR)
Winner of Today’s Vote to Replace Shelly Silver Could Rep Lower Manhattan for Decades (JP Updates)
Skateboarder Killed in Crash With Parks Department Truck Driver Was Rodney Tavarez, 18 (News)
We’ll Know a Lot More About the L Train Shutdown Next Month (2nd Ave Sagas, NYT, DNA)
More Frequent Off-Peak Service Coming to the 2 and 7 Trains (NY1, DNA 1, 2)
The Times Explains MTA’s Next-Gen Fare Payment
…Which Probably Won’t Debut on Schedule, If You Can Believe It (News)
James Vacca Tries to Keep Traffic Moving (BxTimes)

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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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