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By Ben Fried

8:56 AM EDT on June 6, 2017

Cuomo’s MTA: Riders Gasp for Breath in Dark, Stifling, Stalled-Out F Train (AMNY, Post)
…Meanwhile, in the Morning Rush, More Than a Dozen Lines Were Delayed (NYT, Crain’s)
Why Is It Taking So Long to Replace the Oldest Subway Cars in the MTA’s Fleet? (NYT)
De Blasio “Not Putting Time or Energy” Into the Best Traffic-Cutting Policy Out There (Politico, News, Post, AMNY, Advance)
But He’s Still Putting Time and Energy Into His Long Car Trips to Ride a Stationary Bike (Politico, Post)
Cristina Furlong of Make Queens Safer Will Run for the Council Seat Vacated By Julissa Ferreras (TL)
NYT Endorses Fair Fares
Hit-and-Run Driver Critically Injures Columbia Student on Riverside Drive at 115th Street (DNA, Post)
NYPD Throws the Book at Teen Driver Who Dragged and Seriously Injured Officer in Brooklyn (Post)
State Senate Passes Bill Making It a Felony When Unlicensed Drivers Injure or Kill Someone (TL)
Fox5‘s Arthur Chi’en Doesn’t Traffic in Windshield Perspective

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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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