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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

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

Congestion Pricing slide from Cuomo’s SOTS _ 15 Jan 2019

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Analysis: Is it Time to Panic Over the City and State’s Congestion Pricing Preparedness? (Yes!)

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Andrew Cuomo

The MTA Needs More Money. Will It Get It?

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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Meet Google Pigeon — A New App That Wants You to Help Others Get Around

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SUBURBAN REVOLT! Another County Heard from as Senate Dems Protest Congestion Pricing

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Mayor Defends Handing Cuomo Full MTA Control As L.I. Dems Bolt

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Metro-North

Transit-Oriented Development Under Attack In New York Suburbs?

Alon Levy

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Integrated Planning Can Help Free New York Transit From Dependence on Trump

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LIRR

New York Can Save Billions on Rail Tunnels If LIRR Agrees to Share Track

David was Streetsblog&#8217;s do-it-all New York City beat reporter from 2015 to 2019. He returned as deputy editor in 2023 after a three-year stint at the New York Post.

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David Meyer

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Envisioning a Regional Rail System That Serves City Residents