Today’s Headlines
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By
Ben Fried
8:55 AM EST on November 7, 2017
- It’s Election Day and Polls Are Open Until 9 p.m. (Politico)
- Justin Davidson on de Blasio’s Mediocre Streets and Transit Record (NY Mag)
- Private Carting Driver Kills Man in Bronx; NYPD Says Victim Tried to Jump on the Truck (News)
- 19-Year-Old Driver Crashes Car on Richmond Ave, Killing Himself and 17-Year-Old Passenger (News)
- NYPD Detective Expected to Survive Getting Struck By Driver on Richmond Ave; No Charges (Advance)
- Jury Acquits Cop Who Shot and Killed Delrawn Small in July 2016 Road Rage Incident (NYT, Post)
- District 40 Challenger Brian Cunningham Tells Debate Crowd He Supports Congestion Pricing (CL)
- While de Blasio Cracks Down on E-Bikes, European Cities Embrace Them (CityLab)
- The New City Island Bridge — With More Space for Walking and Biking — Is Open (BxTimes)
- Doing Everything We Can to Prevent Vehicular Attacks Will Also Prevent Routine Reckless Driving (Velojoy)
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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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