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.
Ben Fried
Recent Posts
Mythbusters: The Queens Boulevard Bike Lane Didn’t Do in Ben’s Best Deli
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Blame the punishing economics of running a kosher meat emporium in 2018, not the Queens Boulevard bike lane.
Newsflash: New York City Curb Space Was Privatized Long Before Car-Share Companies Came Along
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Most New York City curb space has been off-limits to most New Yorkers for generations.
Marty Golden Supports Bill to Double Number of NYC Speed Cameras
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State Senator Marty Golden supports the bill to increase the number of speed camera zones in New York City from 140 to 290, his chief of staff said at a rally in Bay Ridge.
Highlights From NYC DOT’s Plan for Safer Walking and Biking Across the Harlem River
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DOT has released its long-awaited blueprint for safer walking and biking conditions across the Harlem River bridges.
The Car-Free Central Park Victory Lap
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This morning, car-free park advocates went out with Council Member Helen Rosenthal for a victory lap. Or, as indefatigable advocate Ken Coughlin called it, the last protest ride for a car-free Central Park.
Has DMV Relapsed Into Its Old Habit of Ripping Off Cyclists?
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Four years after the Department of Motor Vehicles was caught systematically overcharging cyclists who received traffic tickets, the attorney who brought the scandal to light thinks the agency might be making the same mistakes again.
Starting the School Day Off at the Bike Corral
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By 8:15 a.m., the racks were mostly full.
Central Park Goes Car-Free Forever on June 27
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The campaign for a car-free park has lasted more than half a century and involved thousands of people. Today's historic announcement by Mayor de Blasio belongs to all of them.
Meet the Oonee Pod, Secure Bike Parking Designed to Be Flexible Enough for NYC
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Co-founders Shabazz Stuart and Manuel Mansylla hope the Oonee Pod will become a fixture of New York City's public spaces. They unveiled their prototype Tuesday night.
Bikelash Rehash With Gale Brewer and Adriano Espaillat
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Justifying their campaign to rip out the Dyckman Street bike lanes, Brewer and Espaillat recycle the same litany of objections that surface whenever a bikeway debuts in New York City.
We’re Hiring! Streetsblog Is Searching for a New Editor to Lead Our Coverage of NYC and National Transportation Policy
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If you care about making our transportation system work for people instead of cars, there’s nothing like the Streetsblog editor gig.
Street Cheats: One Cop Delaying Hundreds of Bus Riders
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This just might be the best visualization of the #copsinbuslanes problem you'll come across.