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OPINION: The MTA Should Equip Stations With Railings for Safety

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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WHAT IS TO BE DONE? Experts Discuss Subway Crime, Death, Homelessness

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THE ULTIMATE OBIT: The Real, Unabridged, Authorized, Warts-and-All Saga of Brooklyn Trolley King Bob Diamond

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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MTA Hiked Costs of Long-Sought Eastern Queens Subway Expansion: Report

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Council Candidate: Hells Kitchen Needs Another 7 Train Station

Marcus Moore

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OPINION: Roll Back Cuomo’s Anti-Homeless Subway Rules

This piece was the work of the Streetsblog staff.

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Analysis: Yes, MTA Should Shut Lines — But Not the Whole Subway! — for Repairs

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IN HIS OWN WORDS: Dr. Fauci Sings a Song to Our Subway

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OPINION: Gov. Cuomo Must Stop the Racially Disproportionate Overnight Subway Closure

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