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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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Cuomo Can Save Lives by Unshackling NYC’s Speed Camera Program

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Cuomo’s New Economic Strategy for Buffalo: More Light Rail

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Delays on 15 Subway Lines as Cuomo Celebrates Free Wi-Fi

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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It’s Not Too Late to Fix Cuomo’s Awful Uber Bill

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