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By
Ben Fried
8:51 AM EDT on April 17, 2017
- Dan Donovan Asks MTA to Study Returning the Verrazano to Two-Way Tolls (Bklyn Paper)
- Daily News Fed Up With Cuomo Robbing Transit Riders
- In the State Budget: More of Cuomo’s Pet “Economic Development” Projects, Less Oversight (Gotham Gazette)
- NJ Transit Train Immobilized for Hours Under the Hudson on Friday (AMNY), Then Hell Broke Loose (WNYC)
- During Peak Hours, Astoria Ferry Service Will Max Out at Three Boats Per Hour (DNA)
- NYC Pavement Quality Has Been Eroding Since 2012 (Crain’s)
- Daily News: Make the Q70 Fare-Free Forever
- Turns Out, Taxi Medallions Were a Risky Bet (NY1)
- Will the Problem of Illegal Police and Court Officer Parking on Jay Street Ever Be Solved? (Bklyn Paper)
- A Visual Metaphor for Our Times (WWLP)
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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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