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By Ben Fried

8:50 AM EDT on June 26, 2018

Revised DOT L Train Plan: 17-Hour 14th St Busway, Bike Lanes on 12th/13th (News, NY1, Post)
Keep Mocking Cuomo’s Backward AirTrain to LaGuardia on Twitter Everybody (NYT, AMNY)
Tri-State: Disperse Uber Traffic With Congestion Pricing, Not a Cap (AMNY)
88-Year-Old Driver Runs Over and Kills Madeline Shershen, 17, in Queens Crosswalk (NBC, Post)
More Coverage of NYPD’s Refusal to Charge Driver Who Killed Luz Gonzalez (Bklyn Paper, News)
Turning Driver Critically Injured Cyclist on Victory Boulevard Friday (Advance)
Motorcyclist Killed in Right-Angle Crash in Hollis (QNS)
Cranks Come Out to Stop Pedestrian Bridge Between Brooklyn Heights and Brooklyn Bridge Park (Eagle)
Yvette Clarke “Avoids Public Transit Whenever Possible” (Politico)
Former DEP Exec Used Agency Investigator as Her Personal Chauffeur for 13 Years (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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