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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

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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