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Car Culture

THOSE WERE THE DAYS: What Car Culture Has Cost Us

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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Hells Kitchen Has No Use For Cuomo’s Master Plan for Penn Station

Brad Lander is a council member representing Park Slope, Windsor Terrace and Kensington in Brooklyn.

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Opinion: Let the Schools Use the Streets

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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"Gridlock" Sam Schwartz

City Must Act Now to Save Transit, Prevent Carmaggedon and Improve Equity in Mobility: Report

Margaret Chin

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Carlos Menchaca

Opinion: Time To Protect the City’s Street Vendors

Samir Lavingia

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Citi Bike

Opinion: Citi Bike? Outdoor Restaurants? We Can Have Both — Just Limit the Cars!

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THOSE WERE THE DAYS: What Car Culture Has Cost Us

Hells Kitchen Has No Use For Cuomo’s Master Plan for Penn Station

Opinion: Let the Schools Use the Streets

City Must Act Now to Save Transit, Prevent Carmaggedon and Improve Equity in Mobility: Report

Opinion: Time To Protect the City’s Street Vendors

Opinion: Citi Bike? Outdoor Restaurants? We Can Have Both — Just Limit the Cars!

Op-Ed: The Dangers of Privatizing Public Space

Op-Ed: Making Black Lives Matter in Street Safety

State Pol: Let’s Legalize Drinking in Public

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