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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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Dave Colon

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Bike NY

Greenway Master Plan Bill Now Has a Later Deadline For Creation of Said Master Plan

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Car-Free Streets

Mayor Launches First Phase of QueensWay Linear Park — But What About Transit?

Email Eve Kessler at <a href="mailto:eve@streetsblog.org">eve@streetsblog.org</a>

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Bicycle Safety

SETBACK: Parks Dept. Will Dump Bikers onto Dangerous Roads During Greenway Fix

Ari Kagan

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Coney Island

OPINION: The MTA Must Reopen Its Restrooms — Now!

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Gridlock Sam: Give Cyclists a Car Lane on the Henry Hudson Parkway

Allegra N. LeGrande

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OPINION: City Must Protect Bikers, Walkers During Hudson Greenway Closure

Liz Denys

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Bicycling

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

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Bensonhurst

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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