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By Ben Fried

8:58 AM EDT on August 7, 2017

De Blasio: Fund MTA With Millionaires Tax (NYT, WNYC)
Which Is More Likely to Pass in Albany – Taxing the Rich or Toll Reform? (Crain’s)
Every Day, a Lot of Scheduled Subway Runs Never Happen (NYT)
Gelinas: Best New MTA Execs Can Do Is Limit Damage From Cuomo’s Malfeasance (Post)
Jim Brennan: Cuomo’s Been Lying About State Support for the MTA (Gotham Gazette)
Where’s the MTA Emergency Plan to Fix Sluggish, Unreliable Bus Service? (Gotham Gazette)
Frederick Swope, 21, Dies of Injuries Inflicted By Truck Driver Near Chelsea Piers; NYPD Blames Victim (Gothamist)
The Mayor Says We Haven’t Heard the Last of the BQX Streetcar (WNYC, Voice)
Schumer and Senate Dems Hold Up U.S. DOT Nominees to Pressure Trump on Gateway (WSJ)
Better Bike Lanes for Southern Brooklyn? Teresa Scavo‘s Got Her Hackles Up Already (AMNY)

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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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