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8:58 AM EST on January 31, 2017

    • Cuomo Taps Ronnie Hakim as Interim MTA Chief (AMNY, Post, NY1, WSJ)
    • 85-Year-Old Driver Jumps Curb in Brighton Beach, Killing 67-Year-Old Woman (News, Post)
    • Marcia Kramer Called NY1 -- She Wants Her Bikelash Script Back
    • Will the #DeleteUber Movement Jam Statewide Ride-Hailing Legislation? (Politico)
    • City Islanders Petition MTA for Better Service on the Bx29 (BxTimes)
    • There Were Two Separate 7 Train Derailments Over the Weekend (DNA)
    • DOT Adding Bigger Ped Island, Curb Extension, Crosswalks at Deadly Forest Hills Intersection (DNA)
    • Rave Reviews for New Rubber Pedestrian Island at Fourth and Atlantic (Bklyn Paper)
    • Staten Island Parents: Too Many Drivers Don't Stop for School Buses (Advance)
    • Traffic on the North Shore Is About to Get Worse (DNA)

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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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