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Ben Fried
8:57 AM EDT on August 11, 2017
- Unlicensed Driver Kills Man, 36, Crossing Seagirt Boulevard in Far Rockaway (News)
- VC-Funded Bike-Share Outfit Spin Prepping for Rogue Launch in NYC Next Week (Post)
- Andrew Cuomo Has Refined the Craft of Appearing to Do Something About the Subways (Post)
- Congestion Pricing Works Wonders. Why Doesn’t New York Have It? (NYT)
- Man on Tracks Delayed 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 Trains Yesterday Morning — No One Hurt (AMNY)
- When Was the Last Time NYT Ran an Opinion By Someone Who Lost a Loved One to Reckless Driving?
- Water Main Work Has Already Narrowed Crescent Street — a Protected Bike Lane Will Fit (TL)
- Queens Chronicle Asked the 30th District City Council Candidates What They Envision for RBBL
- MTA Will Keep Testing for Sleep Apnea Even Though Trump Said It’s Not Necessary (Post)
- Here, Read This Untethered Stream-of-Consciousness About Getting Around NYC (NYT)
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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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