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Equity

OPINION: To Save the Subway, Tax the Ultra-Wealthy

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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Andrew Cuomo

As the MTA Waits (And Waits) for Washington Relief, More People Are Looking to Cuomo to Save Transit

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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Bicycling

THE BRONX IS UP: DOT Has Fixed A Dangerous Stretch in the Most Dangerous Borough

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Congestion Pricing

Congestion Pricing Can Still Happen in 2021 — But There Are a Lot of ‘Ifs,’ Including President Biden

This piece was the work of the Streetsblog staff.

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Transit

Wednesday’s Headlines: ‘The End of the MTA?’ Edition

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SPEEDY! Mayor Takes Victory Lap On Hylan Boulevard Bus Lane*

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So Far, So Good: Early Results Show Faster Transit Trips on Jay Street Busway

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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Julianne Cuba

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Federal Transit Administration

President Trump’s ‘Anarchist’ Declaration Could Cost Transit Funds to New York, Others

EXCLUSIVE: Despite COVID, DOT Really Stepped Up Transit Signal Priority This Year

Joe Borelli

ON TRACK: Joe Borelli — A Staten Island Republican — Demands Congress Save Transit