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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 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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