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Samuel Santaella is a bike and transit activist in Queens who volunteers for Riders Alliance and Transportation Alternatives.

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Bicycling

Op-Ed: Don’t Forget Us, Bike Mayor!

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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Dave Colon

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MTA Will Spend $249M On New Cops to Save $200M on Fare Evasion

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Kiss Me On The Bus(way): A Mass Transportation Playlist

This piece was the work of the Streetsblog staff.

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Editorial: Bill de Blasio Must Put His Feet Where His Mouth Is on Climate

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MTA Reveals $51B Capital Plan — Now the Challenge is Funding it

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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Car Culture

Congestion Pricing Opponents Reveal They Are Completely Out of Ideas — And Easily Flustered, Too!

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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Congestion Pricing

MTA: Improved Subway Service Boosts Our Pitch for Congestion Pricing

Ben Verde is Streetsblog NYC&#8217;s legendary intern.

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[ROWBACK!] AARP Backs Congestion Pricing — Defying Pols Who Claim Seniors Would be Hurt By Tolls

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