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8:52 AM EDT on August 22, 2017

    • De Blasio Forgot That He Supported a Toll Cordon in 2009 (News, NYT, Politico, AMNY, Post)
    • Rodriguez and Rosenthal Call for Commission to Investigate High MTA Construction Costs (C&S)
    • Driver Kills Kayshawn Whittick, 13, on 135th Street; NYPD Blames Victim (DNA)
    • Woman Struck By Driver in Rego Park Crosswalk Dies From Injuries 6 Weeks Later (DNA)
    • Advocates to MTA: It's Not Just Subways That Need Fixing -- Don't Forget Bus Service (AMNY)
    • MTA Still Aiming to Launch Computerized Signals on 7 Train This Year (AMNY)
    • Crain's: Letting People Drive for Free Into the Manhattan Core Makes No Sense
    • Garbage Truck Driver Smashes Into 12 Parked Cars on Nostrand Avenue, No Injuries (Yeshiva World)
    • More Outlet Malls May Look to Set Up Shop Near NYC Highway Ramps (Post)
    • They Found Love on the M14 (Bedford+Bowery)

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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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