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Whitney Hu

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Carnage

OPINION: Sunset Park Can’t Wait for the Brooklyn Greenway and a Third Avenue Redesign

Andrew Kimball

Gentrification

EQUAL TIME: Industry City Rezoning Will Help Sunset Park, City

Marcela Mitaynes

Brooklyn

OPINION: The Industry City Rezoning Is Bad for Brooklyn

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

Zellnor Myrie

Bike Lanes

State Sen. Zellnor Myrie on Gentrification, Master Plans and the Inherent Bias of Cops

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

Lander to DOT: Nice Bike Lane on Fourth Ave, But Finish It, OK?

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Tears for Em Samolewicz, Jeers for the Slow Pace of Road Safety Improvements

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Van Driver Charged for Dooring Cyclist — But Tractor Trailer Driver Who Killed Her Is Free

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

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Bill de Blasio

De Blasio Moves Forward With the BQX: Here’s Four Things You Should Know

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Subway Repairs Push Back Most of the Fourth Avenue Redesign to 2019 or Later

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It’s Happening: Fourth Avenue Protected Bike Lane Slated for Implementation This Spring

Sunset Park