Today’s Headlines
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By
Ben Fried
8:52 AM EDT on May 10, 2016
- Drivers Kill Cyclist in Midwood, Pedestrian on Bronx River Parkway (News)
- Cab Driver Hurtles Onto UWS Sidewalk, Injuring Four (Post, Gothamist, NBC)
- Big CB 4 Vote on Queens Boulevard Phase 2 Redesign Tonight (DNA)
- Not Much New Info Revealed at Yesterday’s BQX Streetcar Meeting in Astoria (NY1, AMNY)
- More Coverage of the Campaign to Expand NYC’s Speed Camera Program (News, AMNY)
- New Designs for “Brooklyn Strand” — Including Walk/Bike Connections — Unveiled (Bklyn Eagle, DNA)
- Antonio Reynoso Revives Push to Build a Park Over Two Blocks of the BQE (Gothamist)
- Will Today’s Bike Network Development Enable Cycling in NYC to Keep Growing? (MTR)
- 2nd Ave Sagas on the MTA’s Struggle to Handle the Subway Capacity Crunch
- How Many AMNY Editors Signed Off on This Sorry Excuse for Content?
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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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