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By Ben Fried

8:54 AM EDT on October 31, 2017

Cuomo’s Congestion Panel Discussed Three Road Pricing Options at First Meeting (News)
Bernie Sanders and NYC Transit Politics Don’t Mix (NYT, News, DNA, Post, NY1, Gothamist)
Paul White: To Prevent Traffic Deaths, de Blasio Should Embrace Congestion Pricing (Gotham Gazette)
Village Voice Has a 5-Point Transportation Plan for de Blasio’s Second Term
Bad News: NJ Transit Ridership Fell 3 Percent Last Year; Good News: Christie’s Almost Gone (Record)
Hit-and-Run Driver Kills Jeremiah Grant, 8, in Jersey City; No Charges (AP)
Hit-and-Run Dump Truck Driver Seriously Injures NYPD Cadet Outside Police Academy (DNA, News, Post)
Speeding Hit-and-Run Driver Critically Injures Man on Roebling Street in Williamsburg (DNA)
Winds, Faulty Signals, Broken Trains Snarl Monday Morning Transit Commutes (News)
Sparks Fly From Overheated F Train, Delaying Evening Rush (News)

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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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