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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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DOT Finalizes Weak Bike-Share Station Maps for Manhattan Expansion [Updated]

In spring 2017, Stephen wrote for Streetsblog USA, covering the livable streets movement and transportation policy developments around the nation.
From August 2012 to October 2015, he was a reporter for Streetsblog NYC, covering livable streets and transportation issues in the city and the region. After joining Streetsblog, he covered the tail end of the Bloomberg administration and the launch of Citi Bike. Since then, he covered mayoral elections, the de Blasio administration&#8217;s ongoing Vision Zero campaign, and New York City&#8217;s ever-evolving street safety and livable streets movements.

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Car-Free Parks

Central Park Above 72nd Street Is Now Car-Free Forever

Bicycling

Helen Rosenthal Won’t Say Why She Reappointed Street Safety Foe to CB 7

Will City Hall and DOT Finally Commit to Car-Free Parks This Summer?

Helen Rosenthal Asks DOT to Install Protected Bike Lane on Amsterdam Ave

Community Boards

UWS Residents to Brewer: No More Street Safety Obstructionists on CB 7

Community Board Reform

Victims’ Families to Electeds: End the Obstruction of Safe Streets on the UWS

Bicycle Safety

Momentum Builds for Car-Free Trials in Central Park and Prospect Park

What’s the Matter With NYC Community Boards

Complete Streets

At Jean Chambers Vigil, Urgent Pleas for Action Before Another Life Is Lost

Helen Rosenthal