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8:53 AM EST on March 6, 2017

    • Six Port Authority Commissioners Warn Against Cuomo Power Grab (Politico)
    • Daily News: Rein in Surging Uber Traffic With Road Pricing
    • Hit-and-Run Driver Critically Injures Cyclist in Flushing (CBS2, Gothamist)
    • Driver Crashes Into Restaurant in Eltingville (Advance); It Was Probably Some Toddler's Fault (Advance)
    • Legal Aid Society: Turnstile Jumping Can in Fact Lead to Deportation (News)
    • Kabak: Weekend Subway Ridership Is Down Because You Can't Count on Weekend Service (2nd Ave Sagas)
    • If the MTA Doesn't Put Transit on North Shore Rail Line, Someone's Going to Turn It Into a Park (Advance)
    • Pennsylvania Ave 3 Station Reopens Five Months After Truck Crash (NY1)
    • In Park Slope, One Off-Street Parking Space Costs $300,000 -- Plus Maintenance (DNA)
    • Queens Bioswale NIMBYs Might Pipe Down in Exchange for Cash (TL)
    • People You Share the Road With (DNA)

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Ben Fried
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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