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Ben Wellington

May
22
In Case You Missed It: Bike Lane Tabled, Fried Chicken, Open Data Saves Dollars, Changes At Pratt, Drug Busts And More…

In Case You Missed It: Bike Lane Tabled, Fried Chicken, Open Data Saves Dollars, Changes At Pratt, Drug Busts And More…

Yafa Deli has some great fried chicken. (Courtesy Justin Fox/Fort Greene Focus. Here’s a recap of what went
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May
20
How To Get Your Money Back If You Were Wrongfully Ticketed At A Pedestrian Ramp

How To Get Your Money Back If You Were Wrongfully Ticketed At A Pedestrian Ramp

234 Willoughby Avenue (Courtesy Google Maps [https://www.google.com/maps/@40.6922859,-73.9620564,3a,37.5y,159.71h,
2 min read
May
20
How To Get Your Money Back If You Were Wrongfully Ticketed At A Pedestrian Ramp

How To Get Your Money Back If You Were Wrongfully Ticketed At A Pedestrian Ramp

8102 20 Avenue (Source: Google Maps)Now that we know that the NYPD has been wrongfully ticketing [/26-drivers-ticketed-parking-legal-20th-avenue-spot-map/#.Vz9T_5MrKSM]
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May
16
Meet Ben Wellington, The Pratt Professor Who Just Exposed A Major NYPD Ticketing Glitch

Meet Ben Wellington, The Pratt Professor Who Just Exposed A Major NYPD Ticketing Glitch

(Courtesy Ben Wellington. Photo by Bridget Badore [http://www.bridgetbadore.com] .)“I see myself as telling stories hidden within data,
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May
13
A Pratt Professor Discovered That The NYPD Made Millions Ticketing Legally Parked Cars

A Pratt Professor Discovered That The NYPD Made Millions Ticketing Legally Parked Cars

Photo: Dave Hosford [https://www.flickr.com/photos/baltimoredave/4400415668] / FlickrIt appears that the NYPD has been regularly ticketing legally
3 min read
Sep
22

Coney Island Beach Isn’t As Full Of Sh*t As You Think, But The Creek Is

Coney Island Creek by Cropsey Avenue is the city’s most fecal-filled waterway, according to one number-crunching analyst. Ben Wellington,
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