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By
Ben Fried
8:59 AM EDT on April 25, 2016
- Allegations Against de Blasio of Campaign Finance Misdeeds Are Mounting (NYT, Politico, News)
- More Cuomo Meddling in MTA Management — What Could Go Wrong? (WSJ)
- Shocker: Consultants Hired By City Hall Find BQX Streetcar “Reasonable” (Politico)
- Design-Build Contracts Cut Construction Costs, But They’re Illegal for Most NY Projects (Crain’s)
- DOT Shells Out to Accommodate Large Trucks, More Traffic By Hutchinson Metro Center (BxTimes)
- Ydanis: Next Year’s Car-Free Day Will Be Bigger (News)
- Red Light Running Driver Slams Into Church Van, Injuring 6, Then Flees (CBS2, News)
- Blossom Avenue and Main Street in Flushing Is a Dangerous Intersection in Need of Change (QChron)
- David King: Penn Station Can Be Fixed Without Building a New One From the Ground Up (News)
- The Times’ Guide for Beginner Cyclists in NYC
- People You Share the Road With (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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