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Biking Public Project

Life on the Street: Delivery Worker Eduardo Perez Has No Use For de Blasio’s E-Bike Crackdown

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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MTA Says Buses Are The Best Bet on 14th St. During the L Slowdown — But Busway Remains In Flux

NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio rides the Westbound M23 Select Bus Service and delivers remarks about improving bus service on Friday October, 20, 2017. Edwin J. Torres/Mayoral Photography Office.

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City Unveils Steps to Meet Its Commitment to Faster Bus Speeds

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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De Blasio Now Says He is ‘Concerned’ About Reckless Cop Drivers — And Vows to Act

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De Blasio’s City Fleet Cuts Don’t Come Close to Reducing the Car Problem He Created

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Bike Lanes

De Blasio Won’t Say Words ‘Bike Lane’ and ‘Queens Blvd.’ Together

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Has Congestion Pricing’s Moment Finally Arrived in Albany?

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Corey Johnson Just Exposed NYC’s Leadership Gap on Transportation

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CYCLE OF PRAISE: Kudos to Mayor de Blasio for Supporting Congestion Pricing

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