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By Ben Fried

8:52 AM EDT on June 29, 2016

Adriano Espaillat Declares Victory in Primary to Succeed Charlie Rangel (NYT, Politico)
NYPD Files No Charges Against Hit-and-Run Trash Hauler Who Killed Noah Goldstein (Gothamist, WSR)
18-Year-Old Driver Kills Woman on UWS, Immediately Gets Absolved By Police (News, Post)
More Coverage of Judge Gia Morris’s Flimsy Ruling Against Right of Way Law (News, Post, Gothamist)
U.S. DOT Will Grant MTA $432 Million to Fix Sandy Damage to East River LIRR Tunnels (AMNY)
NYC Parking Enforcement Remains in the Stone Age Compared to This Ticket-Beating Robot (Post)
Columbia Public Health Prof Wants a Helmet Law for NYC — No Thanks (News)
Truck Driver Hits LIRR Bridge, Disrupting Evening Service (DNA)
The End of Myrtle Avenue Plaza Construction Is in Sight (DNA)
Jamaica-Van Wyck Subway Station Used to Get a Lot More Light (Cap’n Transit)

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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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