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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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Bicycling

State DOT Prepping Permanent Measures to Replace Temporary Barriers on West Side Greenway

Brad Aaron began writing for Streetsblog in 2007, after years as a reporter, editor, and publisher in the alternative weekly business. Brad adopted New York&#8217;s dysfunctional traffic justice system as his primary beat for Streetsblog. He lives in Manhattan.

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Phil Monfoletto Had Nine License Suspensions Before He Killed Kevin Flores. Why Did State DOT Let Him Drive an Oil Truck?

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Buffalo Advocates Convince New York DOT to Rethink a Half-Baked Highway Removal

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West Side Greenway Barriers Fail First Test of Winter

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Winter Is Coming and No One Knows How the Hudson River Greenway Will Get Plowed

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State DOT Straightens Jersey Barriers So They Don’t Completely Ruin Hudson River Greenway

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Security Theater Continues to Squeeze West Side Greenway

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De Blasio: Greenway Barriers Need to Change So “People Can Still Ride Their Bikes”

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Stop Ruining the Hudson River Greenway in the Name of Security

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Tell State DOT Hunts Point Doesn’t Need Another Highway Blocking Access to the Bronx River

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