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By Ben Fried

8:56 AM EDT on July 25, 2017

De Blasio: City Won’t Give Cuomo More for MTA Until He Proves He’ll Spend It Well (News, NYT, AMNY)
Zack Fink Nails His Take on the Feud (NY1); Daily News and Errol Louis Miss the Mark
Which Agency Will Pay for Cuomo’s Extravagant Bridge Lights? Gov Keeps Changing His Story (Politico)
AMNY Rounds Up the Worst Subway Disruptions of 2017
Cuomo Ally John Samuelsen Tells WNYC TWU’s Subway Prescription, Including More $$$ From de Blasio
Upper East Siders Speak Out Against MTA Cuts to Crosstown Bus Service (DNA)
DOT Studying Bike Safety at Intersections, Will Release Results Early Next Year (DNA)
Wrenching Interview With Benjamin Tello, Who Lost His Brother Alejandro to Hit-and-Run Driver (News)
Dispatches From the Perpetual Effort to Keep Trash Off the Tracks (NYT, AMNY)
The Post Presents the Uninformed Motorist’s View of Transit Signal Priority
It’s Hard to Set Up Play Streets When Imperious Neighbors Get to Shoot Them Down (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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