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8:58 AM EST on December 5, 2017

    • De Blasio Still Clueless About Congestion Pricing (NY1)
    • How Much Will Wider Doors on New Subway Cars Improve Reliability? (Voice)
    • Cars and Human Emotions Don't Mix (Post, News)
    • New Bus Bulbs for the Q102 in LIC Almost Ready (QChron)
    • Malliotakis and Golden Call for More Service on the S79 (Bklyner)
    • Disability Advocates Not Sold on City's Watered-Down Mandate for Uber Accessibility (Crain's)
    • Disgraced Corrections Chief Joe Ponte Got Off Easy for Abusing His City Car Perks (NYT)
    • Subway Crime Ticked Up 1 Percent This Year (AMNY)
    • It's Lovely Weather for a Bike Ride Together With Santa (NY1)
    • Damned Bike Lanes (News)

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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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