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Ben Fried
8:50 AM EDT on October 3, 2016
- Someone Had to Die Before Chris Christie Raised the NJ Gas Tax (NYT, WNYC)
- Feds Were Investigating NJ Transit Safety Problems Before Hoboken Crash (NYT)
- Engineer Says He Doesn’t Remember Moment of Impact (AMNY); Black Box Wasn’t Working (Post)
- Study: Spending on NYC Bike Lanes Is a Huge Public Health Bargain (Reuters)
- MTA Has to Run a Ton of Tests in 3 Months to Launch 2nd Ave Subway in 2016 (AMNY)
- What Can NYC Learn From Barcelona’s Car-Free Blocks? (NYT)
- Pair of 3 Train Stations in Eastern Brooklyn to Close for Repairs for 5 Months (DNA)
- Floodproofing Rules Might Stymie Plan for Water Street Retail (Crain’s, News)
- Video: NYPD Squad Car Driver T-Bones SUV in West Brighton, Injuring 3 (Advance)
- What a Raving Lunatic in Bayside Thinks About Bioswales (TL)
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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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