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By Ben Fried

8:50 AM EST on January 3, 2017

If NYC Can’t Build Less Expensive Subways, Three 2nd Ave Stops Might Be All We Get (WSJ, Biz Insider, Vox, Beast)
Prendergast Stepping Down (NYT, AMNY); Cuomo Wants MTA Chief “Familiar With Development” (Politico)
48,000 Passengers Rode 2nd Ave Subway on Opening Day; Some Elevators Were Broken (AMNY, NYT)
Will Chuck Schumer Stand Against a Terrible Trump Infrastructure Package? (Voice)
Driver Kills Kyla Williams, 11, Crossing 180th Street; No Charges (News)
Hit-and-Run SUV Driver Kills Evedette Sanchez, 39, in East New York (News)
Driver Kills Ramone Fores, 33, Near Sidewalk-Blocking Construction Fence in Tottenville (NBC)
2017 Started Off With Four Fatal Crashes in a Single Day (News)
Citi Bike Ridership Increased 40 Percent in 2016 (WNYC, News, Gothamist)
Francisco Moya, Foe of 111th Street Redesign, Will Challenge Street Safety Champion Julissa Ferreras in 2017 (Post)
DOT’s Looking for Someone to Make Streetfilms (Post)

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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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