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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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Morningside Heights

Take a Stand Against Affordable Housing By Saving This Parking Garage

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

DOT’s 5-Year Plan: Faster Buses, Smarter Parking, 5-Boro Citi Bike, Lots More

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Illegally-Parked and Abandoned Cars Plague Queensbridge Houses, Greenway

Angie is a Cleveland-based writer with a background in planning and newspaper reporting. She has been writing about cities for Streetsblog for six years.

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Carless Renters Forced to Pay $440 Million a Year for Parking They Don’t Use

Park & Rides Lose Money and Waste Land — But Agencies Keep Building Them

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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Who Rules the Roost on Jay Street? Placard Abusers, That’s Who