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Does FreshDirect Need To Follow Parking Rules? The Police Don’t Seem To Think So

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

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

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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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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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