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By Ben Fried

8:54 AM EDT on April 3, 2018

The Governor Claims He Fought for Congestion Pricing But His Budget Says Otherwise (Politico, WNYC)
De Blasio: “No More Excuses” for Cuomo Now That He’s Got the MTA Funding He Asked For (Politico)
Cuomo’s Fine With an Uber Cap and Says de Blasio Didn’t Fight for Speed Cams (News)
Robin Chase: If We Don’t Get the Price Right on NYC Car Trips, Our Streets Will Fail (NYT)
The Times Previews the L Train Shutdown in Manhattan
It Was Obvious Already, But Dorothy Bruns Should Not Have Been Allowed to Drive (News)
Red Hook Students Petition DOT for a Safer Hamilton Ave by the BQE (News 12)
Corey Johnson Caught Using SUV Emergency Lights on His Way to Morning TV Spot (Post)
Fourth Ave Bikeway Disruption By 72nd Precinct Is Worse Than We Thought (Bklyn Paper)
The Peaks and Valleys of Subway Cleanliness (NYT, News)
A 400-Word Dose of Pure NYC Motorist Entitlement (NYT)

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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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