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By Ben Fried

8:54 AM EST on November 20, 2017

How a Generation of Political Malpractice Culminated in Failing Subways Under Andrew Cuomo (NYT)
Do Lee Explains the Absurdity of NYC’s E-Bike Ban to Brian Lehrer (WNYC)
Driver, 18, Killed in T-Bone Crash on Dangerous Richmond Hill Street (News)
Man Unexpectedly Dies Day After Crashing Into Stalled Vehicle on Staten Island Expressway (News)
Woman Fleeing Police Crashes on Hylan Blvd, Flipping Car End-Over-End (Advance)
Now That Eastern Queens Has Some Decent Bike Lanes, Cranks Come Out of the Woodwork (QChron)
Wider Sidewalks Give People Breathing Room on One of NYC’s Busiest Walking Streets (TL, QChron)
Estelle Davis Has Looked Out for Kids Walking at 145th and Adam Clayton Powell for 40 Years (NYT)
Charlie Komanoff’s “Balanced Transportation Analyzer” Gets a Star Turn in Vice
Damned Train Tracks (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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