Today’s Headlines
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Ben Fried
8:59 AM EST on January 30, 2017
- New Yorkers Fill Streets and Parks in the Battery to Protest Trump’s Muslim Ban (News, Post)
- Saturday Was the Most Important Day in the History of Airport Transit (NYT)
- Riders Alliance to Cuomo: Pay Attention to the Whole Transit System, Not Just Splashy Projects (AMNY)
- Here’s Why NYC Needs Discount MetroCards for Low-Income Residents (Gotham Gazette)
- Let’s Get Out in Front of Trumplock and Make 5th Ave for Buses and Pedestrians Only (NYT)
- TA’s Collecting Signatures to Expand Citi Bike to the Bronx and Staten Island (DNA)
- Who’s Responsible for Traffic Dangers? Everyone, Says Queens North Commander (QChron)
- Curb Management in Sunset Park Is a Mess, But These EMTs Aren’t Helping (Bklyn Paper)
- DDC Construction Headaches for Pedestrian Plaza in Glendale (QChron)
- Your Daily Dose of Motor Mayhem (Post 1, 2)
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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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