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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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Opinion: Time To Ditch Commuter Railroads’ Outdated Bike Policy

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Op-Ed: A Better Plan Than Cuomo’s $8B Penn Station Annex

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Electeds And Advocates Ask MTA To Keep Expiring Atlantic Ticket Alive

Danny Pearlstein is Policy &amp; Communications Director at the Riders Alliance.

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GOVERNOR CUOMO ANNOUNCES LEGISLATION FOR COMPREHENSIVE E-BIKE AND E-SCOOTER SAFETY MEASURES

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Op-Ed: Governor, Public Transit Doesn’t Need a Billionaire Techie

This piece was the work of the Streetsblog staff.

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The Subway Ridership Collapse — In Three Charts

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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Costa Constantinides: Break the Car Culture of Queens — With Better Transit and More Biking!

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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Op-Ed: Commuter-Train Fare Cut Doesn’t Help Low-Income New Yorkers

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

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