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Benjamin Schneider
Benjamin Schneider is a freelance journalist covering all things urbanism. His work has appeared in Bloomberg CityLab, MIT Technology Review, The Nation, and many other publications. He lives in Brooklyn. His website is www.urbenschneider.com.
October 21, 2025
J.K. Trotter
Before joining Streetsblog in late 2025, J.K. Trotter covered media and politics at Gawker and edited investigations at Business Insider. He studied philosophy at St. John’s College and lives in Queens.
October 21, 2025
Elif Ensari
Elif Ensari is a research scholar at NYU’s Marron Institute of Urban Management, where she works with the Transportation and Land Use group. Her research focuses on the costs of building passenger rail, ridership estimation, Transit-Oriented Development, and the walking and cycling infrastructure of New York City. She contributes to the Transit Costs Project, which investigates why … Continued
October 15, 2025
Brandon Chamberlin
Brandon W. Chamberlin is an attorney and safe streets advocate. He is of counsel to the Law Office of Adam D. White, where he represents pedestrians and cyclists injured on New York City streets. In 2023, he was honored as Transportation Alternatives’ Citywide Activist of the Year for his work tracking New York City’s progress … Continued
October 15, 2025
Leo Miranda
Leo Miranda is a Brooklyn-based journalist who received his masters from the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY.
October 6, 2025
Assembly Member Jo Anne Simon
Jo Anne Simon has represented Carroll Gardens, Cobble Hill and Gowanus in the state Assembly since 2015.
September 25, 2025
Mike Racioppo
Mike Racioppo is the district manager of Brooklyn Community Board 6 and a commissioner on the Charter Revision Commission.
September 25, 2025
Ben Furnas
Ben Furnas is the executive director of Transportation Alternatives. Previously, he worked in the climate office at City Hall under Mayor Bill de Blasio.
September 23, 2025
Jeff Kaufman
Jeff Kaufman is a daily bike commuter and tour guide who has been cycling in New York City for over three decades.
September 17, 2025
