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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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