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Baruch Herzfeld lives in Crown Heights and is a lifelong New Yorker. He and his wife have four children, including six-year-old triplets. He currently works at Popwheels, a company he co-founded, which is building a safe e-bike battery swap network throughout New York City.

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Baruch Herzfeld

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Bicycle Infrastructure

Opinion: E-Bike Charging Stations in Former Newstands Won’t Get it Done

Alex Beers

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Car crashes

The Day I Was Hit By a Driver Changed My Life, And My City, Forever

Tom Flood

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Car Culture

OPINION: To Defeat the New Electric Dodge Muscle Cars, Amp Up Sound Cameras

Robert Carroll represents Park Slope in the state Assembly.

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Assembly Member Robert Carroll

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congestion pricing

AM Carroll: ‘I’m Willing to Take the Heat’ to Support Congestion Pricing

Steve Strauss

Buffalo Exchange Pl. 2022 by BJT

Amtrak

Opinion: Amtrak Must Restore Adirondack Service Now!

Jonathan French

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Opinion: How Roundabouts Increase Safety for Vulnerable Road Users

Tom Wright

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Congestion Pricing

Opinion: Congestion Pricing Benefits Are Inarguable; Its Minor Problems are Easily Fixable

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