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By
Ben Fried
8:59 AM EDT on May 3, 2017
- 9 Months After Jack Koval Was Struck and Killed, NYPD Admits Driver Was Off-Duty Cop (Gothamist)
- Man Who Drove Drunk and Killed MTA Bus Driver Sentenced to Up to 25 Years in Prison (NYT, AP)
- Bike Snob Eviscerates Last Night’s Zombie Bikelash Segment on CBS2
- The Franklin Avenue Subway Station Is Literally Crumbling (Gothamist)
- Medallion Owners Sue City for Allowing Ride-Hailing Apps to Compete (News)
- Here’s Amtrak’s Track Repair/Closure Schedule at Penn Station This Summer (NYT, AMNY)
- More Coverage of City Council’s Hit-and-Run Bills (Post, News, AMNY)
- TransAlt’s Paul White and Brooklyn CB2 District Manager Rob Perris Talk Traffic Safety With Bklyn Paper
- Bodega Owners Tell Vice Their Fears About Going 15 Months Without L Train Foot Traffic
- Get Ready for More Scaffolding Sheds Squeezing Sidewalks (Crain’s)
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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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