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By Ben Fried

8:47 AM EDT on June 20, 2016

Albany’s Ethics Reform Package Doesn’t Tackle the Big Stuff (Politico, Post)
Senate Finally Confirms Mayoral Appointees Veronica Vanterpool, David Jones to MTA Board (NYT, NY1)
Subway Delays Still on the Rise as Crowding Gets Worse (NY1)
Hit-and-Run Driver Kills 21-Year-Old Noah Goldstein at Broadway and 61st (Post, News)
Three Others Killed, Many More Injured in Car Violence This Weekend (Post, News 1, 2)
Shaun Martin on Trial for Murder in the 2013 Vehicular Killing of Mohammed Akkas Ali (Post)
Rivals Try to Woo Uber Drivers By Offering Humane Work Conditions (News)
UES Residents Get One Last Look at Second Avenue Subway Construction Before Service Starts (WSJ)
Queens CB 3 Votes for East-West Painted Bike Lanes on 31st Ave and 32nd Ave (DNA)
Gowanus Developer to Replace Street Parking With Rain-Absorbing Planted Dumpsters (Bklyn Paper)
Cap’n Transit Maps Car Ownership Rates in NYC By Council District

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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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