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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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‘Pedestrianize’ the Financial District, Lower Manhattan Council Member Says

Summer Specialist Jonah Schwarz returned to Streetsblog after first working with us in 2023.

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FIRST PERSON: How I Got a Traffic Agent to Write a Ticket Against a Placard Perp!

This piece was the work of the Streetsblog staff.

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Eyes on the Street: The Dawn of a Better Brooklyn Bridge Bike Lane!

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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FiDi Shared Streets Advocates Press DOT to Show ‘Urgency’ on Neighborhood Makeover

FiDi Commuting Habits Make Strong Case for Full Pedestrianization

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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Wall Street Traders Are Not Traitors — They WANT to Use Public Transit

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Carpocalypse Now: NYSE Traders Return to Work on Tuesday — Barred from Public Transit

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Streetsies 2019: Placard Abuse of the Year

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

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Op-Ed: What To Do With the ‘Devil Wagon’