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By Ben Fried

8:49 AM EDT on August 19, 2016

Woodhaven SBS Is in the Federal Funding Pipeline But Won’t Get Money Next Year (QChron)
Garbage Truck Driver Critically Injures Cyclist in Crown Heights; Daily News: Was He Wearing a Helmet?
Remembering Antonio Flores, Struck By Driver While Biking on Broadway in Jackson Heights (QChron)
Why NY and NJ Need to Get Moving on the Gateway Project (MTR)
De Blasio to Speak Firmly With Council Members About Housing Development (Politico, Crain’s)
Bike-Share Expansion South of Atlantic Avenue Kicked Off Yesterday (@CitiBikeNYC)
The Post Dreams of Driverless Ubers With “Empty Front Seats” Cruising Around NYC
More Coverage of the Town Hall Where de Blasio and Vacca Stood Up for E Tremont Road Diet (BxTimes)
Two NJTransit Bus Drivers Collided in Newark, Killing One (PIX, ABC7)
Port Authority Offers Weekend Bus Service to Make Up for Closed PATH Stations in Manhattan (News)

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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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