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By Ben Fried

8:55 AM EST on December 6, 2016

Ydanis to Trump: Go to Mar-a-Lago So NYC Can Get Its Normal Gridlock Back (News)
Does It Matter If the Second Avenue Subway Opens in February Instead of December? (WSJ, 2AS)
Queens Residents to MTA: You’re Asking Us to Pay More for Crappier Bus Service (AMNY)
Cab Driver Kills Man, 72, Crossing Grand Central Parkway (News)
Driver Injures Pedestrian at Richmond Terrace and Wall Street in St. George (Advance)
The Case Against a Port Authority Bus Terminal in Secaucus (Asbury Park Press)
Empire State Development Wants to Build Over 13-Acre Site at South Bronx Rail Yard (Crain’s)
Uber Refuses to Comply With TLC Rule Mandating Release of Pick-up/Drop-off Data (AMNY)
Jackson Heights Residents Speak About Their Experiences With Stop-and-Frisk (TL)
Thanks Trump (Post, News)

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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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