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8:44 AM EDT on October 25, 2016

    • Health Department: The Number of New Yorkers Who Bike Is on the Rise (AMNY)
    • The Driver Who Killed 13-Year-Old Jazmine Marin Gets a Pass From NYPD (News, Post)
    • Surely This State DOT Highway Expansion Will Fix Staten Island's Traffic Problems (DNA)
    • Passenger Exiting SUV Doors Northbound Cyclist on Jay Street By MetroTech (Bklyn Paper)
    • Woodhaven SBS NIMBYs Also Detest Expansion of Pedestrian Space -- Go Figure! (TL)
    • DNA Checks in on Bike-Share Planning for Crown Heights
    • The Plaza Component of a Van Wyck Widening Project Is Finally Getting Built (DNA)
    • Must-Have Luxury Amenity for the Cloistered Class: Private Driveways (Bloomberg)
    • Signs of Second Ave Subway Progress at 63rd and Third (NY1)
    • The Times Supports Bill to Double Street Vendor Permits

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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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