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Manhattan, April 22, 2020 by Aliza Yaillen

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This Is Not an Opinion Column: New York’s Sidewalks Really Are Too Narrow

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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Op-Ed: For a Safe, Healthy City, We Need an Auto-Free Zone in Manhattan

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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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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This Is Not an Opinion Column: New York’s Sidewalks Really Are Too Narrow

Advocates: De Blasio’s Cuts Will Hurt Essential Workers Now — And In The Future

Op-Ed: For a Safe, Healthy City, We Need an Auto-Free Zone in Manhattan

Comptroller: Reduce Speed Limits, Cars To Help Frontline Workers

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