Ben Fractenberg

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• Chick-fil-A in NYC

  I wrote this piece for Thrillist on some people’s conflicted feelings about eating at Chick-fil-A after the controversial company announced their latest location near Grand Central: https://www.thrillist.com/eat/chick-fil-a-nyc-locations-gay-rights-activists  

• West Village Shuttered Storefronts

  This project documented the impact of commercial real estate prices on one of New York’s historic neighborhoods. https://medium.com/@benjamin.fractenberg/see-how-shuttered-storefronts-are-destroying-the-west-villages-character-d692bb8dcaf9

• Opioid Addiction Survivor

  This multimedia piece profiled a young man who nearly died from an opioid addiction and now dedicates his life to helping others: https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20170510/great-kills/kevin-parker-opioid-prescription-pills-overdose  

• Michael Cohen Investigation

  I broke a national political story showing Michael Cohen used his Trump Org. email address to conduct his taxi business before pleading guilty to bank and tax fraud: https://forward.com/news/national/398835/cohen-used-trump-email-for-taxi-business-now-under-scrutiny/