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2021 Mayoral Campaign

Wednesday’s Headlines: Post-Election Hangover Edition

Samuel Santaella is a bike and transit activist in Queens who volunteers for Riders Alliance and Transportation Alternatives.

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Samuel Santaella

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OPINION: Extend the Queens Boulevard Bike Lanes to Jamaica!

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

Julianne Cuba joined Streetsblog in February, 2019, after three years covering local news and politics at The Brooklyn Paper. There, she also covered the notoriously reckless private carting industry and hit-and-runs. A 2015 graduate of Stony Brook University’s School of Journalism Master’s Program, she now lives in Brooklyn. Julianne is on Twitter at <a href="https://twitter.com/julcuba?lang=en">@julcuba</a>. Email Julianne at <a href="mailto:julianne@streetsblog.org">julianne@streetsblog.org</a>

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Julianne Cuba

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2021 Mayoral Election

Report: Racial and Economic Inequities in Transit Affect Accessibility to Jobs, Healthcare

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ON THE STREET: Adams And Wiley Respond To Streetsblog’s Burning Questions

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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THE COLON CYCLE: Shaun Donovan Doesn’t Want Us To Miss The Next Moment

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Hey Mayoral Debate Moderators: Steal These Questions!

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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Gersh Kuntzman

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LANDSLIDE: Now Eric Adams Has Also Signed the 34th Avenue Linear Park Petition, Dashing Anti-Open Streets Group

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Eric Adams Pledges to ‘Do A Deep Dive In The Data’ of His Reckless Driving Record

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Kathryn Garcia Slips on Marcia Kramer’s Bike-Licensing Banana Peel