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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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Help Wanted: Whole Foods Needs Cyclists To Deliver Groceries

This piece was the work of the Streetsblog staff.

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Tuesday’s Headlines: What a Busy Day Edition

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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SMALL VICTORY? NYPD Says It Has Changed E-Bike Crackdown to Focus on ‘Unsafe’ Riding

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

Cuomo: NYPD Crackdown on E-Bike Riders is ‘Arbitrary’; Would Consider ‘Car Helmets’

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Cuomo Ditches Most Helmet Requirements in E-Bike Legalization

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Governor Uses ‘Deliver Justice’ Rhetoric To Tout E-Bike Legalization

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SOME PROGRESSIVE! Mayor de Blasio Can’t Stop Slandering E-Bike-Riding Delivery Workers

Queens Pol to NYPD: Stop Cracking Down on Delivery Workers While Albany Deals with Cuomo E-Bike Veto

Governor Cuomo Opens the 2019 New York Aoto SHow at the Javits Convention Center in NYC

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