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By
Ben Fried
8:54 AM EST on February 27, 2017
- Schaller: Skyrocketing Uber and Lyft Trips Are Clogging NYC’s Most Congested Streets (News)
- Nicole Gelinas Not Sold on Port Authority Airport Taxi Fee (Post)
- Kabak: Cuomo’s AirTrain Will Kill Any Chance of Building Useful Rail to LGA (2nd Ave Sagas)
- Dolan and Wilpons Want to Move the Islanders From Barclays Center to Belmont (Bloomberg)
- Contra NYPD, Turnstile Jumping Can Lead to Deportation (Gothamist)
- Motorcyclist Dies in Crash in East Williamsburg (Post)
- Brownsville Residents Still Waiting for MTA to Reopen Pennsylvania Ave 3 Station (NY1)
- Bioswale Haters in Flushing Have a Friend in Tony Avella (TL)
- The Guardian Rated Bike-Shares Around the World and NYC Came Out on Top — For Highest Fees
- Damned Bike Lanes (BxTimes)
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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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