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By
Ben Fried
8:55 AM EDT on July 5, 2016
- Chris Christie Sabotaged NJ Gas Tax Hike Negotiations (Politico)
- Driver Runs Down and Kills Cyclist on Grand Street, Flees Scene (WPIX, News)
- …Cops Respond By Handing Out “Operation Safe Cycle” Flyers (Gothamist)
- Road Raging Off-Duty Cop Shoots and Kills Man on Atlantic Ave (NYT, News, Post)
- Select Bus Service Arrives for Passengers on the B46, Brooklyn’s Busiest Bus (WSJ)
- Christine Berthet: Port Authority Rushing Design of Next Midtown Bus Terminal (AMNY)
- City Council Approves Project to Replace Flushing Parking Lot With Housing… and Parking (TL)
- MTA Heads to Bushwick Thursday to Talk L and M Shutdowns (DNA)
- Driver Plows Into Williamsbridge Home and Dies (Post); Motorcyclist Killed After Spinning Out (Post)
- 50,000 Traffic Injuries and Nearly 500 Deaths Projected for Independence Day Weekend (MTR)
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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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