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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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Andrew Cuomo

Cuomo Fails to Deliver the Hard Charge at Traffic and Transit Reform That New York Desperately Needs

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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David Meyer

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For Politicians, Congestion Pricing Is an Exercise in Delaying Gratification

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How to Turn Up the Pressure on Cuomo to Fix the Subways

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GM Should Pay By the Mile to Test Its Robocars in Manhattan

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Tell Your Assembly Member to Get Behind Move New York Toll Reform

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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People Are Dying Because Cuomo’s Leaderless DMV Is Failing to Regulate Dangerous Motorists

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Behold Denny Farrell’s $24 Million Greenway Bridge

Cuomo Cares More About the New Tappan Zee Bridge Than NYC Subways and Buses

So Far Cuomo’s Congestion Pricing “Plan” Is All Sizzle, No Steak

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Let’s Hear More About All the Money Cuomo Wastes on Not Fixing the Subways