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<p>Selvena Brooks-Powers represents the 31st District in the New York City Council, where she serves as majority whip.</p>


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Selvena Brooks-Powers

<p>Julie Won represents the 26th District in the New York City Council.</p>


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Julie Won

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Daylighting

The Children of New York City Deserve Universal Daylighting

<p>Kea Wilson has more than a dozen years of experience as a writer telling emotional, urgent and actionable stories that motivate average Americans to get involved in making their cities better places. She is also a novelist, cyclist, and affordable housing advocate. She previously worked at Strong Towns, and currently lives in St. Louis, MO. Kea can be reached at <a href="mailto:kea@streetsblog.org">kea@streetsblog.org</a> or on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/streetsblogkea">@streetsblogkea</a>.</p>


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Is This the Death of the Walkable School District?

<p>Julian is a fourth grader in Manhattan. He regularly rides his bike to school and around the city with his parents. We are protecting his anonymity because he&#8217;s a kid!</p>


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Opinion

OPINION: ‘Summer Streets’ Shows That Car-Free Roads Give Kids the Independence They Need

<p>Kea Wilson has more than a dozen years of experience as a writer telling emotional, urgent and actionable stories that motivate average Americans to get involved in making their cities better places. She is also a novelist, cyclist, and affordable housing advocate. She previously worked at Strong Towns, and currently lives in St. Louis, MO. Kea can be reached at <a href="mailto:kea@streetsblog.org">kea@streetsblog.org</a> or on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/streetsblogkea">@streetsblogkea</a>. Please reach out to her with tips and submissions.</p>


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A Child Went For a Walk on a Rural Highway Alone. His Mom Got Arrested For It.

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President Trump's Second Term

Why Trump’s DOT is Promising More Money to States With Higher Birth Rates

<p>Mike Gagliardi is a journalist with years of experience in local and national news covering business, technology, politics, and the ways cars harm people and communities.</p>


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Shalloween: Cars Are Haunting our Trick-or-Treaters, But DOT Protects Only a Few

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


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Criminal Crackdown on Cyclists 2025

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What Is A Life Worth In NYC? In Fatal Crashes, Sometimes Just $50

<p>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>.</p>


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Thursday’s Headlines: ‘It’s Menin!’ Edition

<p>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.</p>


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Two-Pronged Approach: City Will Appeal Judge’s Block on Astoria Bike Lane But Also Address Her Concerns

<p>Kevin Duggan joined Streetsblog in October, 2022, after covering transportation for amNY. Duggan has been reporting on New York since 2018, starting at Vince DiMiceli’s Brooklyn Paper, where he covered southern Brooklyn neighborhoods and, later, Brownstone Brooklyn. He is on Bluesky at <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/kevinduggan.bsky.social">@kevinduggan.bsky.social</a> and his email address is <a href="https://nyc.streetsblog.org/about/staff-board/kevin@streetsblog.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener">kevin@streetsblog.org</a>.</p>


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<p>Brad Aaron began writing for Streetsblog in 2007, after years as a reporter, editor, and publisher in the alternative weekly business. Brad adopted New York&#8217;s dysfunctional traffic justice system as his primary beat for Streetsblog. He lives in Manhattan.</p>


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<p>Carl Mahaney is director of <a href="https://www.streetopia.city/"><span style="font-weight: 300">StreetopiaUWS</span></a>, a hands-on advocacy initiative aimed at reclaiming public space for the public good on the Upper West Side of Manhattan.</p>


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<p><span style="font-weight: 400">Carole Maisonneuve lives in Harlem and commutes daily to the UWS by bike, along with her three children. She leads the </span><a href="https://www.manhattancountryschool.org/"><span style="font-weight: 400">Manhattan Country School</span></a> <a href="https://www.streetopia.city/blog/the-bike-bus-comes-to-the-uws"><span style="font-weight: 400">Bike Bus</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400">, which aims to help children regain a fair share of NYC’s public space.</span></p>


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Safe Routes to School

Opinion: Unlock Central Park’s Shared Path to Get Kids Biking to School