Today’s Headlines
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By
Ben Fried
8:55 AM EDT on May 1, 2018
- City Hall Still Searching for Ways to Prevent Uber From Clogging Streets (Politico, AMNY, Crain’s, News)
- Desperate Times for Drivers in the For-Hire Industry (NYT)
- Looks Like the “On Time, On Budget” Myrtle Viaduct Replacement Was a Rush Job (Voice)
- SUV Driver Critically Injures 10-Year-Old Child on 84th Street in Bay Ridge (Bklyner)
- Cabbie Hits Three Cops at Scene of Overturned Bakery Truck (Post)
- Advocates: De Blasio Has to Do More to Stop Harassing Delivery Workers on E-Bikes (AMNY)
- Crashes More Likely to Injure Cyclists in the 88th Precinct. What Are Cops Doing About It? (News)
- MTA Express Bus Commuters Appreciate the Extra Seats on Their New Double-Decker Ride (AMNY)
- Honking — the Sound of the Motorist Mind Melting Down (Gothamist)
- People You Share the Road With (Post)
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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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