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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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HOOPLA: City Adds $30M for Managing Open Streets, Public Space in Needy Nabes

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Experts Slam Lawsuit by Open Streets Opponents (Who, Of Course, Have No Problem with Cars)

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Vanderbilt Avenue Open Street Could Be Model for Trash Containerization: Report

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Community Board 4 Wants Shared Street on W. 22nd — And Continued Open Street in the Meantime

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NEW NEW YORK: Mayor Adams Will Create a ‘Public Realm Czar’

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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W. 22nd Open Street Opponents Scale Up Backlash As City Plans Longer-term Traffic Calming

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City’s ‘Open Streets’ Program Sparked Economic Growth During Pandemic, New Report Shows 

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The Brake: How to Start Grassroots Safe Streets Movement In Your City