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BREAKING: City Doubles Temporary Protected Bike Lanes in Response to COVID

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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Car-Free Streets

Improv at the Curbside: Outdoor Dining Program Kicks Off With Varied Security Barriers

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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Mayor Reveals ‘Open Restaurants’ Plan — And Industry is Pleased

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Queens Pols: Make 34th Avenue Permanently Car-Free

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City Hall to Create Space for Outdoor Dining When Phase 2 Starts — But When is That?!

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Council Seeks Open Streets for Restaurants, Defying de Blasio (Again!)

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Our Deliberate Mayor Says He’s Not Ready to Open Streets and Save the Restaurant Industry Yet

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De Blasio Announces 13 More Miles of Open Streets, Making NYC the Nation’s Leader (Finally!)