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OPINION: It is Time to Revive the 34th Street Busway

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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Advocates Press Hochul To Embrace Gas Tax Flip to Fund the MTA

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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Mayor Adams Must Do More to Speed Up Buses, Advocates Say

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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Wait, What? Does Mayor Adams Really Think Our Transit System is the Best in the World?

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THE DE BLASIO LEGACY: Eight Years Of Broken Bus Policy

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Janno To Albany: Fund the MTA Like the Fire Department (Wait, Like Free?)

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Wednesday’s Headlines: Gotta Hand it to Janno Edition

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Two New Busways Open in Jamaica, But Locals, Pols Still Wary for Some Reason

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Eyes on the Street: The Jay Street Busway is Being Undermined by Illegal Car Traffic

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DOT (Finally) Moves Forward With Jamaica Busway, Announced in Mid-2020