Today’s Headlines
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By
Ben Fried
8:47 AM EDT on July 11, 2016
- Cuomo Might Throw His Weight Behind a de Blasio Challenger in 2017 (WSJ)
- Driver Kills Man Crossing Bruckner Blvd at 149th Street (News)
- Video Surfaces of Off-Duty Cop Shooting From His Car and Killing Delrawn Small (Post 1, 2; NYT)
- Hundreds of People Took to the Streets Saturday Night to Protest Police Brutality (Gothamist)
- Family of Hit-and-Run Victim Doniqueca Cooke, 21, Asks for Help With Funeral Expenses (TL)
- 2,700 Sign on to Petition Against F Express Unless Local Service Is Maintained (Bklyn Paper)
- 2nd Ave Sagas: Transit Access Can Be Improved Without Sending Rents Soaring
- J and Z Won’t Run Express During 10-Month M Line Reconstruction (DNA)
- Con-Ed Transformer Explodes in 2nd Ave Subway Tunnel — No Workers Injured (NY1)
- London’s New Protected Bike Lanes Are a Cut Above NYC’s (IVM)
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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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