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By Ben Fried

8:55 AM EDT on March 28, 2017

It’s Budget Crunch Time in Albany — How Will MTA Funding and Ride-Hailing Shake Out? (Politico)
Drunk Big Rig Driver Kills Motorist By GWB and Flees (DNA, Post)
SUV Driver Injures 37-Year-Old Woman on Upper East Side (DNA)
Mother of Skylar Perkins Raising Money for Funeral Expenses (Gothamist)
Jamaica Residents Frustrated By DOT’s Lack of Action to Improve Streets and Transit (TL)
To Keep Drivers Out of the Jay Street Bike Lane, DOT Put Out Six Big Planters (Bklyn Paper)
Yikes — This Is Where Simcha Felder Wants to Raise the Speed Limit? (Bklyner)
Finally, DDC Starts Work on North Flatbush Ave Pedestrian Triangles This Week (DNA)
Nassau Reaches Deal With Albany to Avert Worst-Case Cuts to Bus Service (Newsday – Paywall)
The Case for Driverless Cars (Post)

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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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