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By Ben Fried

8:49 AM EST on November 7, 2016

Lawmakers Grill NJ Transit Chief About Cronyism, Safety Violations Under Christie (NYT, Record)
It’s All About the Primaries in NYC — There Are No Competitive General Election Races Here (Politico)
The W Train Is Back, a Sign of the Impending Launch of 2nd Avenue Subway (AMNY, 2AS, News, NY1)
Driver Who Killed Mohammed Akkas Ali Sentenced to 20 Years to Life (Post, Gothamist)
Hit-and-Run Driver Kills Man in Queens Crosswalk, Cops Blame Victim (Post)
Van Driver Plows Into Mill Basin Toys R Us (Post)
DOT Tweaks Van Duzer Bike Project (DNA)
Like Queens CB 9, CB 14 Doesn’t Care About Woodhaven Blvd Bus Riders (QChron)
Families for Safe Streets’ Sofia Russo Ran the Marathon in Memory of Her Daughter Ariel (News)
10 Lucky Park Slope Car Owners to Get Thousands of Dollars Worth of Guaranteed Parking for Free (DNA)
There’s a New Broadway Musical About Life on the NYC Subway (NYT)

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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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