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Ben Fried
8:49 AM EDT on May 16, 2016
- Michael Ameri, an Officer Who Took Street Safety Seriously, Commits Suicide (News, NYT, Gothamist)
- Brad Hoylman: Make 14th Street Transit-Only While L Train Shuts Down — and Leave It That Way (DNA)
- Kabak: While We’re Waiting for More Subway Capacity, Get More Out of Our Bus System (Crain’s)
- Bx6 Select Bus Service Could Launch as Soon as This Fall (DNA)
- Citi Bike Enlists Members to Help Rebalance System (Gothamist)
- Broadway Pedestrian Spaces Between 41st Street and 35th Street Will Be Cast in Concrete (News)
- Drunk, Unlicensed, Hit-and-Run Driver Critically Injures Pedestrian in West Farms (News, Post)
- The Post Keeps Up the Crusade for People Who Park in Front of Pedestrian Ramps
- NYC Will Replace Bright LED Streetlights With Lower Wattage Bulbs (Post)
- Happy Bike to Work Week, NYC (NYT)
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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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