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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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Richard Brown: Misdemeanor Plea for Driver Who Dragged Senior to Her Death and Fled

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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Crankiness About Car Storage Can’t Stop the Queens Boulevard Redesign

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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Mythbusters: The Queens Boulevard Bike Lane Didn’t Do in Ben’s Best Deli

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Queens Boulevard Needs Better Barriers to Protect Cyclists From Idiots Like This Guy

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Queens Residents Protect Cyclists on 43rd and Skillman With Their Bodies, and Demand to Be Counted

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DOT Prioritizes Queensboro Bridge Traffic Over Safety for Students on Thomson Avenue

Queens Boulevard Redesign Coming to Forest Hills in July

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Motorists Have Killed at Least Three People Walking on Northern Boulevard in 2018

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Death By Delay: Queens CB 2 Keeps Stalling on Skillman/43rd Protected Bike Lane

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Streetfilms: Jackson Heights Remembers Giovanni Ampuero and Calls for a Safer Northern Boulevard

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