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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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