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Dave Colon

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.

Wow, The Bedford Avenue Protected Bike Lane Is Really Happening

DOT will begin installing the long-awaited protected bike lane in Bedford-Stuyvesant in the next few weeks, officials said.

September 10, 2024

Hochul To Congestion Pricing Supporters: You Can’t Sue Me For Something I Haven’t ‘Done’

Hochul hopes her non-committal congestion pricing "pause" can shield her from state law requiring its implementation, according to recent court filings.

September 10, 2024

Self-Proclaimed Bus Lane Champion Gale Brewer Tries To Tank Bus Lane

The former Manhattan borough president cynically cited her past support for bus priority streets at a rally to cut two blocks out of a badly needed bus lane project.

September 5, 2024

They Want YOU: Massive Protest for Subway Elevators on Sept. 8

Advocates will canvass the city on Sept. 8 to call attention to the subway accessibility impacts of Gov. Hochul's decision to nix congestion pricing.

August 30, 2024

State Legislators Say They Never Gave Hochul the Power to Pause Congestion Pricing

If the state legislature wanted to give Gov. Hochul power to "pause" congestion pricing, they would have written it into the law, a group of current and former state lawmakers said.

August 23, 2024

FOIL’D: MTA Leadership Assailed DOT for Failing to Boost Fordham Road Bus Speeds

Mayor Adams's strategy of new paint and "enhanced enforcement" resulted in a puny 2-to-4 percent improvement to Fordham Road bus speeds, according to MTA data.

August 16, 2024

Boondoggle: State And Feds Are Dumping Yet Another Giant Highway on The Bronx

The state says the Cross Bronx Expressway needs to be repaired. But find out how Gov. Hochul is misusing federal infrastructure money to burden a neighborhood that has been dumped on for decades.

August 15, 2024

Report: Nothing Besides Congestion Pricing Raises Money, Reduces Traffic and Improves the Air

Central business district tolling remains the only policy idea that can do it all, a new report from the MTA's in-house rider advocacy organization shows.

August 8, 2024

MTA Boss To Mayor: Building Bus Lanes is Your Legal Requirement

"We need more bus lanes. It is the law of the City of New York," Janno Lieber said on Monday.

August 6, 2024

Adams Has Proposed Just 7 Miles of Bus Lanes This Year — Less Than 1/4 of Requirement

The Department of Transportation has presented just seven miles of bus priority lanes — though the agency claims more is coming.

August 5, 2024