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By Ben Fried

8:54 AM EST on December 13, 2016

Chuck Schumer Freaking Out About Getting the Gateway Tunnel Done Under Trump (Politico, Observer)
Reuters Highlights the All-Important Question of How Gateway Will Affect West Side Highway Traffic
De Blasio: Pay-to-Play Allegations About BQX Streetcar Are a “Conspiracy Theory” (Politico)
Prendergast “Cautiously Optimistic” 2nd Ave Subway Service Will Begin in 2016 (NYT, NY1, Post, AMNY)
Kabak: Why Is SAS Phase 1 Three Years Behind Schedule and So Ridiculously Expensive?
Subway Delays Are Up, Bus Service Is Getting Worse, and Riders Are Being Asked to Pay More (WNYC)
Driver Speeds Away From Traffic Stop, Injures Seven People in East Flatbush (News)
Livery Driver Crashes Through Park Slope Storefront, Injuring Two Pedestrians (DNA, Post)
DOT to Propose Painted Bike Lane for Seventh Avenue in Park Slope (DNA)
Waterside Plaza Residents Want More M34 Buses to Come Their Way on the Far East Side (DNA)
Don’t You Dare Make Hell’s Angels Walk a Little Bit to Reach Their Clubhouse (Post)

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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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