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8:52 AM EDT on September 11, 2017

    • Drunk, Unlicensed Driver Runs Over TA Century Riders Stopped at Traffic Light (Gothamist, Post)
    • Lindsay Powell, 36, Dies Days After Drunk Driver Struck Her on Bushwick Sidewalk (News)
    • Schumer: Trump Said "Give Me a Few Days" to Decide on Gateway Funding (News)
    • Daily News: Cut Penn South From Gateway Project Plans
    • Individual Cab Medallion Owners Struggle to Stay Afloat in Age of Uber (NYT)
    • Now Bay Ridgites Can Wait for Delayed R Trains in the Spiffy New 53rd Street Station (News)
    • DOT Temporarily Removes Eastern Parkway Ped Islands Each Year for West Indian Day Parade (DNA)
    • Cathy Nolan Complained About On-Street Car-Share Spots in Ridgewood, and DOT Backed Off (QNS)
    • Service Returns to Some M Train Stops as Rehab Work Progresses (QChron)
    • The Week Is Off to a Tremendous Start for L Train Riders (DNA)

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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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