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By
Ben Fried
8:57 AM EDT on October 10, 2016
- Brooklyn DA Ken Thompson Has Died at 50 (NYT, News, Politico, Bklyn Paper)
- Driver Kills Blanca Pagan, 73, in UES Crosswalk; Charged for Failing to Yield (Gothamist)
- LIRR Trains Sideswipe Each Other, Injuring 33 (NYT)
- Francisco Moya Tries to Cast Himself as the Hero of 111th Street, But He’s the Villain (DNA)
- Gelinas: We’re Spending Too Much on Gussied Up Transit Stations Instead of Better Transit (Post)
- Select Bus Service Scheduled to Launch on 79th Street Next Spring (DNA)
- A Car Dealer Stores Merchandise in the Queens Boulevard Bike Lane (Gothamist)
- Advocates Talk L-Pocalypse and Better Buses With NY1‘s Jose Martinez
- Commuter Van Lobby: Let Commuter Vans Use Willy-B Bus Lanes During L Shutdown (News)
- Reports of Sinkholes Up 43 Percent Since 2012 (Post)
- Josh Benson Coming Back to NYC DOT After a Year in Stamford (Stamford Advocate)
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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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