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8:50 AM EDT on August 8, 2017

    • De Blasio's Millionaires Tax as Political Stagecraft (NYT)
    • More Millionaires Tax News and Reactions (Politico; News 1, 2; Post 1, 2; WSJ; Crain's; AMNY; NY1)
    • Lhota: "Congestion Pricing Is Something That Needs to Be Considered" (AMNY)
    • Bullshit Talking Points Against Congestion Pricing From the Mayor and NYC Reps in Albany (NY1)
    • If Lhota Was Really Independent, He'd Ask Cuomo to Fund Subways, Not Bridge Lights (Post)
    • Rodriguez and Dinowitz Rode the Subway -- Will They Hold Cuomo's MTA Accountable? (Crain's)
    • Tractor-Trailer Driver Strikes and Kills Man, 73, Crossing 7th Ave in Chelsea (DNA, News, NY1)
    • One Man Killed Crossing Yellowstone Blvd, One Critically Injured on 125th Street; Cops Blame Both (News)
    • Drunk Off-Duty NYPD Officer Crashes Car With Her Son Inside on Long Island Highway (News, Post)
    • DOT Took Its Citywide Transit Planning Tour to Jamaica Last Week (TL)

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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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