Today’s Headlines
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By
Ben Fried
8:53 AM EDT on August 3, 2017
- Van Driver Reversed Into Man Crossing 120th Street in Kew Gardens, Killing Him (DNA)
- TransAlt Calls for Protected Bike Lane on Crescent Street in Astoria (DNA)
- After 10 Years of Summer Streets, It’s Time to Think Bigger (AMNY)
- The MTA Was Having Trouble Filling Maintenance Jobs Even Before Deciding to Staff Up (WSJ)
- Jay Walder: Citi Bike Can’t Replace the Subway, But It Can Relieve Pressure on the System (News)
- Citi Bike’s Going on Tour in the Bronx and Staten Island (AMNY, News)
- Douglaston Civic Association vs. Safe Douglaston Streets (TL)
- PATH Train Carrying 22,000 Additional Riders Per Day This Summer (NYT)
- Leftover MetroCard Balances Added Up to $80 Million in Unused Fares Last Year (News)
- How to Make the Subways More Bearable for Your Fellow Straphangers (Gothamist, WNYC)
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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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