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By
Ben Fried
8:54 AM EST on January 5, 2017
- Carl Weisbrod Stepping Down as Planning Chief, Former ESD Exec Marisa Lago Stepping In (NYT)
- The Time for Cuomo to Gloat Over 2nd Ave Subway Is Over — Back to Grandiose Airport Plans (Politico, DNA)
- Christie and Cuomo Put on a Clinic in Cynically Carving Up Port Authority Resources (Record)
- LIRR Train Fails to Stop at Atlantic Terminal, Causing Mostly Minor Injuries (NYT, News, NY1, AMNY)
- Track Defect Disrupts Queens-Bound PM Rush on Four Subway Lines (DNA)
- With Jim Brennan Gone, Jeff Dinowitz Takes Over Committee With MTA Oversight (State of Politics)
- Bronxites Tell News 12 They Want More Protected Bike Lanes
- Will NYC’s Solar-Powered Bus Stop Lights Have Legs? (DNA)
- If You Don’t Have a Parking Permit in Hoboken, Now You Have to Pay to Park on Any Street (NJ.com)
- We Have the Technology to Automate Parking Enforcement (News)
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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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