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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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Tappan Zee Bridge

With Tolls Projected to Nearly Triple, New TZB Risks Financial Death Spiral

Noah joined Streetsblog as a New York City reporter at the start of 2010. When he was a kid, he collected subway paraphernalia in a Vignelli-map shoebox.
Before coming to Streetsblog, he blogged at TheCityFix DC and worked as a field organizer for the Obama campaign in Toledo, Ohio. Noah graduated from Yale University, where he wrote his senior thesis on the class politics of transportation reform in New York City. He lives in Morningside Heights.

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Cuomo Admin Walks Back Promise of Tappan Zee Bus Lanes

Bus Rapid Transit

Cuomo Admin Applies Double Standard to Cars and Buses on Tappan Zee

Without Big Toll Hikes, Cuomo’s Tappan Zee Puts Transit Riders at Risk

Despite Cuomo Admin Claims, Westchester Is Interested in On-Street BRT

Cuomo to Co-Host Tappan Zee Public Meetings With Anti-Transit Ideologues

Even a Paltry $150M For Tappan Zee Transit Is Too Much For Andrew Cuomo

State Reports Belie Cuomo’s Claim That Tappan Zee Transit Will Cost $5B

County Execs Want More Details Before Voting on Tappan Zee Replacement

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Cuomo Admin Makes Small First Move to Improve Transit on Tappan Zee