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By Ben Fried

8:54 AM EDT on May 22, 2018

MTA Chair Lhota Justifies Conflicts of Interest By Claiming He’s Not Actually an MTA Official (NYT)
Previewing Andy Byford’s Upcoming Transit Overhaul Plan (Patch, News)
NYC Transit Adding Service on A, D, E, F, and Seven Queens Bus Routes (AMNY, WNYC, QNS)
Phil Murphy Moves to Revive Two-Headed Port Authority Executive Structure (Politico)
MTA Expected to Slash Fares for LIRR Trips Between Atlantic Terminal and Brooklyn and Queens (AMNY)
Also Coming to LIRR: New Switches, Cleaner Trains and Platforms (Post)
Two Off-Duty NYPD Cops Die in Speeding One-Car Crash in Ulster County (News, Post)
As Part of BQE Rehab, DOT May Stitch Van Voorhees Park Back Together (Bklyner)
Daneek Miller Wants to Extend TLC Regulation to Cover Large Commuter Vans (TL)
Tales of the Placard Class (Post)

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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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