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Christopher Robbins

A pedestrian squeezes between cars blocking the box on Canal Street.

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Congestion Pricing

Uber Puts Its Thumb On The Congestion Pricing Scales

Two images. One on the left shows Mayor Eric Adams swinging a sledgehammer to knock down an outdoor dining structure in Koreatown last week. On the right, that same spot is now street parking, where three cars, including a huge Cadillac Escalade, sit where the outdoor dining once was.

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Car Culture

NYC Transforms Site of Award-Winning Outdoor Dining Space Into Street Parking

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Pedestrian safety

TRASH CITY: Here’s Why New York is So Filthy

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Car crashes

Study: America’s SUV Spree Spurred Pedestrian-Death Surge

Cars clog the Williamsburg Bridge at the Delancey Street entrance.

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Analysis: Eric Adams Dives Into Congestion-Pricing Exemption Fight

Washington Square Park on Wednesday night, looking at the arch as people mill around it and the cops watch over it.

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Thursday’s Headlines: Washington Square Park Is Alive Edition

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Congestion Pricing Delay Could Cost New Yorkers 27,654 Years of Their Lives

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2021 Mayoral Campaign

THE DAY AFTER: A Guide to the Post-Primary Mayoral Mayhem

<p>Jesse Coburn was an investigative reporter at Streetsblog from 2021 to 2024. His <a href="https://www.streetsblogprojects.org/ghost-tags-index"><u>series</u></a> on the black market for temporary license plates led to enacted or proposed laws in three states and won the George Polk Award. The series was also a finalist for the Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting. His work has also received awards from IRE, the Overseas Press Club Foundation, the Sidney Hillman Foundation, the Deadline Club, the Sigma Awards, and the Silurians Press Club.</p>


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Jesse Coburn

Eric Adams speaks at a podium during a rally with his supporters outside City Hall in May.

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Media Watch

FACT CHECK: Did Another Cop Really Try to Shoot Eric Adams?

Candidates Andrew Yang and Kathryn Garcia stand side by side behind a podium in Lower Manhattan.

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Ice Cold: Kathryn Garcia Refuses To Return Andrew Yang’s Ranked-Choice Boost