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Panel Votes Down Eastern Queens Bike Lanes — But DOT Says it Will Move Forward

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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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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IN MEMORIAM: Roger Herz, Longtime Bike Advocate Who Gave Mayors an Earful

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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Panel Votes Down Eastern Queens Bike Lanes — But DOT Says it Will Move Forward

Long-Ignored Far Rockaway Speedway Finally Getting Safety Redesign

Truck Driver Kills Cyclist at Notoriously Deadly Intersection in East New York

Sin City: New 24/7 Speed Cameras Issue a Whopping 70 Percent More Tickets

IN MEMORIAM: Roger Herz, Longtime Bike Advocate Who Gave Mayors an Earful

Bronx Bummer: Road Deaths are Up in the Boogie Down, Report Shows

DOT Report Shows Ongoing Driver Recklessness — And the Agency’s Slow Response to It

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