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Ben Muessig

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Ben Muessig majors in journalism and Latin American studies at New York University. He was raised in Pittsburgh and resides in Brooklyn, where he spends most of his time reading, writing and playing pick-up basketball (badly). He has worked at the Pittsburgh Tribune Review, and currently interns at AM New York and the art magazine Beautiful Decay.

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Gentrification’s Advance Guard

It’s easy to criticize the knockout punches of gentrification: the arrival of a Whole Foods or a Starbucks. But students are often the earliest culprits.

Commentary | Apr 16, 2007 (~779 Words)

Racing Without Brakes (or Gears, or Lycra)

The cheapo, pared-down, under-the-radar world of the Alleycat, the international bike messenger races

Life | Mar 5, 2007 (~775 Words)