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By Ben Fried

8:54 AM EDT on May 23, 2017

How Cuomo and His Predecessors Failed to Invest in the Subway Infrastructure That Matters Most (NYT)
Cuomo Insists He’s Not “Shirking Responsibility” for MTA, Proceeds to Shirk Responsibility (Politico)
More Info on MTA/DOT Bus Plans for L Train Shutdown, But Nothing About On-Street Busways (DNA)
Errol Louis: Placard Enforcement Is a Joke in This Town (News)
2nd Ave Subway Daily Ridership Up to 176,000 — MTA Adding One Roundtrip Run Per Day (AMNY, DNA)
Amtrak Won’t Relinquish Penn Station; Cuomo Mulling LIE Bus Lanes For Displaced LIRR Riders (Post 1, 2)
Evergreen Headline: “My Subway Commute This Morning Sucked” (Gothamist)
You Know Your Transit System’s in Desperate Straits When People Think Wall Street Can Help (Crain’s)
DOT Dump Truck Driver Runs Over and Kills Man in Midtown (Post, News)
Tickets for Speeding and Texting Are Up in 2017. What Impact Is That Making? (Post)
NYPD Stonewalling Request for Race and Location Data on Fare Evasion Arrests (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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