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By Ben Fried

9:00 AM EDT on August 22, 2016

City Hall Will Seek Council Approval for Commercial Waste Carting Reforms (Crain’s)
Cuomo’s State DOT in No Hurry to Tackle Climate Change (MTR)
Port Authority Has Quietly Scaled Back Frequency of JFK AirTrain (2nd Ave Sagas)
Motorcyclist Killed on East Tremont Ave Passing Double-Parked Tow Truck (News)
Motorcyclist Injures Pedestrian on Sterling Place in Park Slope (Gothamist)
The Trains With the Most Hot Cars Were Built With No Back-Up A/C Compressor (NYT)
DOT Installs Sidewalk So SI Seniors Can Safely Walk to Buy Groceries on Veterans West Road (DNA)
The Times Checks in With PATH Commuters Dealing With Weekend Maintenance Disruptions
Queens Activists Protest NYPD Fare Arrests By Giving Away Fares (DNA)
Protesting a BoltBus Stop Because “It’s So Congested” (DNA)
Work Begins on Downtown Brooklyn’s 700-Car Garage With a Park on Top (YIMBY)

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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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