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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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Dave Colon

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Bike Lanes

MTA’s Bike-Ped Access Study Promises Path on Triborough Bridge (And Maybe The Verrazzano)

Kevin Duggan joined Streetsblog in October, 2022, after covering transportation for amNY. Duggan has been reporting on New York since 2018, starting at Vince DiMiceli’s Brooklyn Paper, where he covered southern Brooklyn neighborhoods and, later, Brownstone Brooklyn. He is on Bluesky at <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/kevinduggan.bsky.social">@kevinduggan.bsky.social</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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Kevin Duggan

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MTA Wants Proof of Demand to Turn Bridge Lanes into Bike Paths

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Bicycle Infrastructure

LAST MINUTE PUSH: Legislators Hope to Get Cyclists And Pedestrians A Voice At The MTA

Ed Ravin

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Bicycling

OPINION: The Real Reason We Can’t Bike Over MTA Bridges

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

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Samuel Santaella

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Opinion: Gridlock Sam’s Ribbon Bridges Are Growing on Me

Activists And Elected Officials: Now Would Be A Great Time To Open MTA Bridges To Cyclists

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Astoria

DOT Debuts Plans for Protected Bike Lanes on Crescent and 31st Streets in Astoria

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Astoria Council Member Backs Protected Bike Lane Linking Queensboro and Triborough bridges

Email Eve Kessler at <a href="mailto:eve@streetsblog.org">eve@streetsblog.org</a>

Eve Kessler

The Outlaw Biker’s Illustrated Guide to the Triboro Bridge

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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David Meyer

Heads Up: MTA Fining People for Biking on the Triboro Bridge Car-Free Path

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