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.
Mamdani Budget Adds Staff, Cash For More Bus And Bike Projects
The mayor wants to fill a budget gap identified by fiscal watchdogs as a key roadblock to making buses faster and cycling safer.
Advocates to MTA: More Fare Caps Will Be Fairer For All
The MTA has not introduced daily or monthly OMNY fare caps, even as it phased out daily and monthly MetroCards.
Rider Advocates Snub Mamdani’s Event After Mayor Opts Against Fordham Busway
Riders Alliance criticized Mamdani for eschewing the city's "original" busway plan that he campaigned to implement.
DE-ADAMSIZATION: Mamdani Restores Multiple Street Redesigns Killed By Eric Adams
The new mayor turns the page on four frustrating years of Eric Adams killing crucial street projects.
Data: New Yorkers Keep Biking In This Cold, Cold World
Even in the city's historic deep freeze, New Yorkers are getting around by bicycle, according to publicly available data.
Andy Byford’s ‘Trump Card’ On Penn Station Keeps Wrecking New York’s Infrastructure Projects
What will become of the Amtrak executive's plans for Penn Station under President Trump?
Budget Crunch: Advocates Push Mamdani For Massive Fair Fares Expansion
The expansion would offer free transit on the subway and bus for people making up to 150 percent of the federal poverty level, which is not a lot.
Does Hochul’s 125th Street Subway Have to Be That Expensive?
The western extension of the Second Avenue Subway has a $7.7-billion price tag that calls into question the very logic of building it at all — but advocates and researchers say the train is a good idea that could cost a lot less with some minor alterations.
Forget Free Buses: Mayor Mamdani Should Instead Seek ‘Audacious’ Subway Expansion
The same billion-dollar outlay that Mayor Mamdani hopes to allocate for fare-free buses should be spent instead on rewriting the subway map.
Byford Hopes Cash-Strapped NYC Will Help Fund Trump’s Penn Station Rehab
The Trump administration controls the future of Penn Station — but wants New York to pay for it.









