Today’s Headlines
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By
Ben Fried
8:55 AM EDT on August 10, 2017
- Good News: Cuomo’s in Charge of the Subway and Its Electrical Systems This Week (NYT, News, Post)
- DiNapoli Weighs in on Millionaires Tax — Still Hasn’t Piped Up About Cuomo Infrastructure Waste (News)
- City Council Approves Midtown East Rezoning and Transit/Pedestrian Enhancements (NYT)
- De Blasio: People Arrested for Turnstile Jumping Can Afford the Fare (Gothamist)
- Dollar Van Operators See Ford Chariot as a Direct Competitor (Kings County Politics)
- Van Driver Killed When Her Vehicle Rolled Backwards Over Her (Post)
- Howard Beach Residents Call for Better Fix From DOT at Dangerous Intersection (QNS)
- Glowing Coverage of Two-Way Protected Bike Lane Coming to Bayside (QNS)
- Stuy Town’s Citi Bike Docks All Empty Out By 9 AM (DNA)
- The Democratic Machine, Not Primary Voters, Will Pick Dan Squadron’s Replacement (Gothamist)
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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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