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Streetsblog Empire State

'Jaywalking'

Accessibility

Aggressive Driving

Air Quality

Athletes and Celebrities

Auto Insurance

Bestocracy

Bicycle Infrastructure

Bicycle Parking

Bicycle Safety

Bicycling

Bike Lanes

Bike/Ped

Bollards

Boondoggles

Bridge Tolls

bus lanes

Bus Rapid Transit

Buses

Car Culture

Car Dependence

Car Sales

Car-Free Streets

Cargo bikes

Cars

Casinos

Children

Citi Bike

Civil Rights

Climate Change

Community Boards

Complete Streets

Congestion Pricing

Construction Costs

Coronavirus Crisis

Crash Data

Curb Jumping

Delivery workers

Development

Distracted Driving

Issues & Campaigns

<p>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.</p>


Ben Fried

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<p>Brad Aaron began writing for Streetsblog in 2007, after years as a reporter, editor, and publisher in the alternative weekly business. Brad adopted New York&#8217;s dysfunctional traffic justice system as his primary beat for Streetsblog. He lives in Manhattan.</p>


Transit

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