Benjy Sachs, New York Focus

Benjy is a data intern and student at the Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY, where he is focusing on investigative and data reporting. He is interested in covering climate change, local politics, and mass incarceration. He has written for Heatmap, Capital & Main, Boulder Reporting Lab and the Department of Energy’s Loan Programs Office.

Vision Zero

Upstate New York’s Biggest Cities Are Building for Bikes

Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse and Albany are starting to invest in safer streets for cyclists, advocates say.

Benjy Sachs, New York Focus

September 9, 2026