Today’s Headlines
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Ben Fried
8:51 AM EDT on June 7, 2016
- Turning Livery Driver Kills 67-Year-Old Yuenei Wu Crossing Eighth Ave in Midtown (News, Post)
- It’s Faster to Bike in Midtown Than to Catch a Cab (Post)
- NYC Infrastructure Spending Is Up Under de Blasio (Politico)
- PATH Needs to Increase Rush Hour Frequency to Keep Up With Jersey Growth (WSJ, MTR)
- F Train Sandy Repairs Won’t Be as Disruptive as the L Train Shutdown (Bklyn Paper 1, 2)
- DeKalb Ave Subway Station Literally Crumbles (NY1, DNA)
- Your Daily Dose of Malfunctioning Subway Infrastructure Causing Massive Inconvenience (DNA 1, 2)
- Better Sidewalks and Bus Stops and Less Asphalt for Pelham Parkway? Bronx CB 11 Moans (BxTimes)
- Hundreds of New Curbside Bioswales By Newtown Creek Won’t Touch Parking Spaces. Whew! (TL)
- We Need to Restrict Maniacs’ Access to Cars (News)
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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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