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By
Ben Fried
8:52 AM EST on February 6, 2017
- How Much Does Motor Vehicle Registration Fraud Cost New York? (Crain’s)
- These Queens Voters Are Paying Closer Attention to Albany (Voice)
- Port Authority Has Better Ways to Spend $1.7B Than a PATH Extension to Newark Airport (MTR)
- RPA: During the L Shutdown, Let’s Show the Full Potential of NYC Streets (Crain’s)
- Constantinides: Steinway Street Needs a Town Square (DNA)
- The Perpetual Struggle to Keep NYC Streets and Sidewalks Clean (NYT)
- Two Drivers Critically Injured a Man By Lehman High School Last Month (BxTimes)
- Pedestrian Injuries Spiked in Rego Park and Forest Hills in January (DNA)
- FDNY Puts Ambulance Operators on Restricted Duty for Antics Behind the Wheel (Post)
- Last Week Was a Nightmare for Riders at the 168th Street 1 Station (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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