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By Ben Fried

8:52 AM EDT on October 11, 2016

Hit-and-Run Driver Kills David Pajarito-Mendez, 38, in Morrisania (News)
The MTA Is Running Test Trains on the Second Avenue Subway (2nd Ave Sagas, AMNY, NY1, Post, DNA)
De Blasio Should Recognize That Cyclists’ Safety Is More Important Than Car Drop-Offs (City Limits)
Brooklyn Spoke: Bike a Mile in Our Shoes, Mr. Mayor
Ferreras: Corona Counting on City Hall to Make 111th Street Safe for Walking and Biking (QChron)
TWU Wants Stringer to Challenge de Blasio; Daily News Bungles Description of Right of Way Law
Ben Kallos Signs Onto Petition to Slow Down M15 Select Bus Service With a 72nd Street Stop (DNA)
The Advance Looks Up Staten Island’s Best- and Worst-Performing Buses on the Bus Turnaround Site
Influential Pols Reportedly Want Cuomo to Name Tish James Brooklyn DA (Kings County Politics, Post)
Crain’s: “Traffic Will Keep Getting Slower Until Congestion Pricing Is Introduced”

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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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