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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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‘Blue Highways’ Moves Forward With New Freight Dock At Hunts Point Market

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MARCH (PARKING) MADNESS: The Finals! The 41st vs. The 84th

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

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Air Quality

DOT Puts Up $10M To Retire Old Diesel Trucks

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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Andrew Cuomo

Gov. Cuomo Celebrates New Sheridan Boulevard, But Advocates Still Wary

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Bicycle Infrastructure

Op-Ed: Citi Bike Expansion Leaves Out Crucial Chunks of the Bronx

Ben Fried started as a Streetsblog reporter in 2008 and led the site as editor-in-chief from 2010 to 2018. He lives in Ditmas Park, Brooklyn, with his wife.

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De Blasio Can Still Stop State DOT From Building Highway Ramps By the Bronx River

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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While Young People Desperately Fight a Cuomo Highway Project in Hunts Point, NYC Electeds Do Nothing

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South Bronx to Cuomo: Don’t Cut Off Hunts Point From the Bronx River With Another Highway

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Tell State DOT Hunts Point Doesn’t Need Another Highway Blocking Access to the Bronx River

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DOT Closes Short Bike Lane Gap on Bruckner Blvd — Next Phase Scheduled for 2021