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Bill de Blasio

OPINION: BID Leaders Tell Mayor to Open Streets for Retail … Now!

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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New MTA Rules Are Criticized As ‘Anti-Homeless’

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Eve Kessler

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Progressive Pols: Make Open Streets Permanent — and Extend Them to Retail

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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Another Borough Heard From: Southern Brooklyn Wants Citi Bike!

This piece was the work of the Streetsblog staff.

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Wednesday’s Headlines: Dog Bites Man Edition

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Bicycle Infrastructure

New Civic Group — CityRise — Will Push Mayor To Counter ‘Carmageddon’

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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Bike Lanes

FDNY: Response Times Improve Thanks To Decreased Traffic During Pandemic

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Car-Free Streets

OPINION: To Prevent Carmageddon, City Must Create ‘Resilient Streets’ for Transit, Biking and Walking

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Brother of Slain Cyclist: The City Failed Her — And All New Cyclists  

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Antonio Reynoso

Dozens of Outdoor Dining Piazzas to Add Weekday Hours as Mayor Hints Open Streets Will Return Next Year