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Op-Ed: Courting Death on the Third Avenue Speedway

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Op-Ed: Four Ideas To Bolster Cycling During the COVID-19 Crisis and Beyond

Lisa Orman is co-founder of the Neighborhood Empowerment Project.

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Op-Ed: Saving New York After COVID-19

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Astoria

It CAN Be Done: Shore Blvd. in Astoria Has Been Opened Up for People — And Without Cops!

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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Bicycling

No, Seriously, DOT, Give Cyclists and Pedestrians Emergency Space on the Queensboro Bridge

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Coronavirus Crisis

Mayor Triples Down on His ‘Adamant’ Refusal to Create More Open Space, But Finally Blames Drivers

Clarence Eckerson Jr. is the Director of Video Production for NYCSR&#8217;s StreetFilms and producer of bikeTV. He loves the color purple, chocolate chip cookies, and enjoys walking, biking, and taking transit. He has never owned a driver&#8217;s license.

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Car-Free Streets

SEE IT! New Streetfilms Video Shows Why We Won’t Go Back

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SPEED DEMONS ON STEROIDS: Do Our Leaders Even Care About Reckless Drivers Right Now?

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Our Latest Satire Evokes The Who: Mayor de Blasio is a ‘Car-Loving Monster’

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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