Today’s Headlines
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By
Ben Fried
8:57 AM EST on November 27, 2017
- BMW Driver, 19, Kills Edwin Ajacalon, 15, Biking at 5th Ave and 23rd in Brooklyn (News, Post, WNBC)
- A Challenge for Andrew Cuomo: Let NYCT Transit Boss Andy Byford Do His Job (NYT)
- Joe Addabbo Pressuring DOT to Weaken Woodhaven Boulevard Bus Lanes (QChron)
- QChron Went Hunting for Rego Park Businesses to Badmouth Queens Boulevard Bike Lane
- City Pulls East River Ferry Boats Out of Service to Fix Holes in Hulls (Post)
- Rough Start for MTA’s New R179 Subway Train on First Day of Service (News)
- Crumbling Station Wall at 86th Street in Brooklyn Disrupted N/R Service Sunday (AMNY, NY1)
- Hit-and-Run SUV Driver Critically Injures 71-Year-Old Man in Whitestone on Thanksgiving (News, Post)
- DOT Adding Pedestrian Head Starts at 800 Intersections Per Year (NYT)
- Daily News: Forget Cuomo’s Backwards AirTrain — Make the Q70 Free and Extend the N to LaGuardia
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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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