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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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Big F’n (B, D And M’n) Deal: Congestion Pricing Lawsuits Threaten More MTA Signal Progress

David was Streetsblog&#8217;s do-it-all New York City beat reporter from 2015 to 2019. He returned as deputy editor in 2023 after a three-year stint at the New York Post.

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Twitter Citizen Takes Automated Subway Service Alerts Into His Own Hands

MTA construction boss Jamie Torres-Springer (inset) did not sound enthused on Wednesday about the prospect of testing platform doors at subway stations.

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Thursday’s Headlines: You Tell Me What’s ‘Infeasible’ Edition

Kevin Duggan joined Streetsblog in October, 2022, after covering transportation for amNY. Duggan has been covering New York since 2018 after getting his masters in journalism from Dublin City University in Ireland. After some freelancing, he landed a job with Vince DiMiceli’s Brooklyn Paper, where he covered southern Brooklyn neighborhoods and, later, Brownstone Brooklyn. He’s on Twitter at <a href="https://twitter.com/kduggan16">@kduggan16</a>. And his email address is <a href="https://nyc.streetsblog.org/about/staff-board/kevin@streetsblog.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener">kevin@streetsblog.org</a>.

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EXCLU: Many MTA Board Members Barely Use Their Free MetroCards

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EXCLUSIVE: MTA To Start Reopening Subway Bathrooms Early Next Year

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Six-Minute Transit Headways Would Increase Ridership 15%: Expert

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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Pols and Advocates: Build the Promised 7 Train Station in Hells Kitchen 

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OPINION: The MTA Must Reopen Its Restrooms — Now!

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THE ASK: Riders Alliance Wants City, State To Attack ‘Root Causes’ of Transit Ills

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