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OPINION: Reversing the Parks Dept. Ban on E-Bikes is a Matter of Equity

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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Parks Department Can’t Guarantee Safe Alternate Route During Year-Long Brooklyn Greenway Repair

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Parks Department Still Has No New Plan for E-Bikes and Greenways

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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Streetsblog’s Annual MLB Opening Day Preview! Yankee Stadium Edition

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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Jackson Heights Pol to Mayor Adams: Fix de Blasio’s Travers Park Failure 

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Cycling Groups Sound Alarm that More of Ocean Parkway Bike Path is Falling Apart

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OPINION: Reversing the Parks Dept. Ban on E-Bikes is a Matter of Equity

Parks Department Can’t Guarantee Safe Alternate Route During Year-Long Brooklyn Greenway Repair

Parks Department Still Has No New Plan for E-Bikes and Greenways

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Cycling Groups Sound Alarm that More of Ocean Parkway Bike Path is Falling Apart

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TASK FARCE: New Parks Commish Punts On Letting Legal E-Bikes Into Greenspaces

Ocean Parkway Bike Path Repairs Delayed (Again!) Until <i>Spring 2023</i>

The Parks Department’s E-Bike Policy is Not Consistent with State Law