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By Ben Fried

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

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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