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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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Bicycling

Eyes on the Street: Jay Street Bikeway Segment Connects DUMBO to Downtown Brooklyn and the Manhattan Bridge

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Bicycle Infrastructure

Queens CB 11 Plans Secret Meeting to Delay Northern Blvd Safety Fixes [Updated]

David was Streetsblog&#8217;s do-it-all New York City beat reporter from 2015 to 2019. He returned as deputy editor in 2023 after a three-year stint at the New York Post.

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88th Precinct Won’t Stop Blocking the DeKalb Ave Bike Lane, So DOT Is Removing the Buffer

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Bed-Stuy

Instead of a Classon Avenue Bike Lane, Bed-Stuy Electeds Want a Street Where No One Rides Bikes

Michael Andersen writes about housing and transportation for the Sightline Institute. He previously covered bike infrastructure for PeopleForBikes, a national bicycling advocacy organization.

Michael Andersen

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Landmark Study Tests a Bike Network’s Effects on Safety and Ridership

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.

Brad Aaron

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Bike Lanes

And the “Weiner Award” for Courting the Bikelash Vote Goes to… Bo Dietl

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Tomorrow: Tell DOT to Get Moving on a Safer Dyckman Street

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DOT Should Bypass CB 12 and Build Out the Dyckman Bike Lane Project

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A Short, Simple Bike Lane on Franklin Ave Got Snarled at Brooklyn CB 9

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DOT Has a Fix for the Crummy Bike Connection Between Lower Manhattan and the Brooklyn Bridge