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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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Dave Colon

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LEST WE FORGET: It’s Normal for the Mayor to Take the Subway or Ride a Bike

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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ASKING FOR A FRIEND: Is Citi Bike Being Held Hostage By DOT Fear of Inconveniencing Drivers?

Julianne Cuba joined Streetsblog in February, 2019, after three years covering local news and politics at The Brooklyn Paper. There, she also covered the notoriously reckless private carting industry and hit-and-runs. A 2015 graduate of Stony Brook University’s School of Journalism Master’s Program, she now lives in Brooklyn. Julianne is on Twitter at <a href="https://twitter.com/julcuba?lang=en">@julcuba</a>. Email Julianne at <a href="mailto:julianne@streetsblog.org">julianne@streetsblog.org</a>

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Julianne Cuba

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Aggressive Driving

DECISION 2021: Meet the Council Candidates, Queens Edition (There are a LOT of Them!)

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Citi Bike to Expand into Hoboken to Create Seamless Network with Jersey City

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Survey Says: City Voters Support Public Money Invested in Bike Share

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Bike Sharing

It’s War: New Bike Rental Company Ignores City ‘Cease and Desist’ Order

Doug Gordon is the co-host of <a href="https://thewaroncars.org/">The War on Cars</a> podcast and the co-author of <a href="https://www.lifeaftercars.com/">Life After Cars: Freeing Ourselves from the Tyranny of the Automobile</a>,” coming in October 2025 from Thesis, an imprint of Penguin Random House.

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Doug Gordon

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OPINION: Citi Bike’s Lessons for Open Streets

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EXCLUSIVE: Bill Would Allow Public To Weigh In on Citi Bike Fare Hikes

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