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By Ben Fried

8:59 AM EDT on August 26, 2016

Son of Slain Cyclist Michael Schenkman: “We Are Not a Bike-Friendly City” (NYT, News)
Politico Asks Whether First Deputy Mayor Anthony Shorris Has Too Much on His Plate
As Uber and Lyft Grow in NYC, So Do Crashes Involving Black Cars (Post)
Sanitation Commish Kathryn Garcia Makes the Business Case for Waste Carting Reform (Crain’s)
Driver Rear-Ends Parked Bus, Critically Injuring 5-Year-Old Boy in Car (News)
Texas Woman Who Crashed on Central Park Loop Succumbs to Injuries (News)
A New Defense Tactic for Drivers Who Harm Pedestrians With the Right of Way (Post)
The Lesson of the Cricket-Filled Subway Car Is: Never Pull the Emergency Brake (Post, 2AS)
Not on the List of Terrible Things About NYC Buses: The Lack of Wi-Fi (AMNY)
Read the Comments on This Change.org Petition and Gaze Into the Abyss
Got a Rhyme About What the NYC Region Needs Today? Send It to the RPA

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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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