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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

What It Looks Like When a Newspaper Actually Cares About Safe Streets

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.

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There’s Still Nothing Special About a Million NYPD Traffic Summonses

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Ray Kelly, Cy Vance, and the Post Are Why NYC Kids Need Crossing Guards

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New York DMV No Longer Describes Traffic Crashes as “Accidents” [Updated]

Clarence Eckerson Jr. is the Director of Video Production for NYCSR&#8217;s StreetFilms and producer of bikeTV. He loves the color purple, chocolate chip cookies, and enjoys walking, biking, and taking transit. He has never owned a driver&#8217;s license.

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The Refreshing Pedestrian Scenes of “Silver Linings Playbook”

Tanya became Streetsblog&#8217;s Capitol Hill editor in September 2010 after covering Congress for Pacifica Radios Washington bureau and for public radio stations around the country. She lives car-free in a transit-oriented and bike-friendly neighborhood of Washington, DC.

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What It Looks Like When a Newspaper Actually Cares About Safe Streets

There’s Still Nothing Special About a Million NYPD Traffic Summonses

Ray Kelly, Cy Vance, and the Post Are Why NYC Kids Need Crossing Guards

Trucker Kills 7-Year-Old in East Harlem; NYPD and Media Eye Crossing Guard

New York DMV No Longer Describes Traffic Crashes as “Accidents” [Updated]

The Refreshing Pedestrian Scenes of “Silver Linings Playbook”

Keeping CNN Honest: 10 Ways Anderson Cooper Got the Rail Story Wrong

Three City Pedestrians Killed in Five Hours; No Charges Filed

The Hypocrisy of Denis Hamill’s Blind Road Rage

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