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Before becoming Albany Bureau Chief in late 2025, Austin C. Jefferson was a state politics reporter for City &amp; State NY, covering state government, elections and major legislative debates. His reporting has also appeared in the Daily Freeman, Chronogram Magazine and The Legislative Gazette. Having grown up in the Hudson Valley, he&#8217;s always happy to argue about where Upstate New York truly begins.

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Austin C. Jefferson

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Watchdog Group Wants Hochul to Veto Bus Lane Parking Mulligan

Dave Colon is a reporter from Long Beach, a barrier island off of the coast of Long Island that you can bike to from the city. It’s a real nice ride.  He’s previously been the editor of Brokelyn, a reporter at Gothamist, a freelance reporter and delivered freshly baked bread by bike.

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Dave Colon

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Zohran Mamdani

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Chris Pangilinan is the former Acting Senior Vice President of Buses, Chief of Operations Planning, and Vice President of Paratransit at MTA New York City Transit.

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Memo to Mamdani: When It Comes to Faster Buses, The Challenge Is Political

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Council Members Put Everything But Riders First at ‘Bus Oversight’ Hearing

Erin McAuliff is the acting director of accessible services at the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency. Originally from Brooklyn, she has over 15 years of experience driving equity, innovation and impact in the public sector.

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Opinion: Free Buses Can’t Come at Paratransit Riders’ Expense

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Before joining Streetsblog, Sophia Lebowitz was a filmmaker and journalist covering transportation and culture in New York City.

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David was Streetsblog&#8217;s do-it-all New York City beat reporter from 2015 to 2019. He returned as an editor in 2023 after a three-year stint at the New York Post.

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<div dir="ltr">Jose Corpas is a former road test examiner in Staten Island who has since switched to teaching and taught thousands of people, including celebrities, how to navigate the streets of New York City. He is also a writer covering sports and other local issues.</div>

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DMV SCANDAL: New York Faces Uphill Battle Getting Back Fraudulently Obtained Licenses

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State DOT Hurts Cyclists in Rt. 9 Draft Plan: Advocates

Tabloid legend Gersh Kuntzman has been with New York newspapers since 1989, including stints at the New York Daily News, the Post, the Brooklyn Paper and even a cup of coffee with the Times. He&#8217;s also the writer and producer of &#8220;Murder at the Food Coop,&#8221; which was a hit at the NYC Fringe Festival in 2016, and “SUV: The Musical” in 2007. He also writes the Cycle of Rage column, which is <a href="https://nyc.streetsblog.org/category/special-features/cycle-of-rage">archived here</a>.

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