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Manhattan Institute

OPINION: Five Cheap Ways To Improve the Subway

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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Coronavirus Crisis

State Senators Admit They Don’t Understand The MTA’s Enormous Deficit

Betsy Plum is executive director of Riders Alliance.

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Betsy Plum

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Andrew Cuomo

Op-Ed: More Bus Lanes, Fewer Police Cars!

Transit Watchdogs: Raiding MTA Taxes Will Threaten A Federal Bailout

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

Report: MTA Will Need ANOTHER $4-8 Billion in Fed Funding

Congestion Pricing

Advocates: MTA’s Finance Quick Fix Should Not Become Permanent

MTA Leads Multiple Agencies in Demanding $25B from Congress

UPDATED: MTA in Free Fall: Low Ridership Numbers Could Mean Massive Debt, Cuts

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Comptroller: MTA Debt Could Mean Fare Hikes, Service Cuts

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City Council

CORO-NO SHOW: MTA Ditches City Council Hearing For Pandemic Prep

Transit Funding