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Kevin Duggan joined Streetsblog in October, 2022, after covering transportation for amNY. Duggan has been covering New York since 2018 after getting his masters in journalism from Dublin City University in Ireland. After some freelancing, he landed a job with Vince DiMiceli’s Brooklyn Paper, where he covered southern Brooklyn neighborhoods and, later, Brownstone Brooklyn. He’s on Twitter at <a href="https://twitter.com/kduggan16">@kduggan16</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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e-bikes

State Pols Call on DOTs to Counter E-Bike ‘Demonization’

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

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MTA’s Lieber Tells Albany Legislators that Subway Bathrooms Will Stay Closed — And Jessica Ramos is Pissed!

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Hochul Calls for ‘Alternatives’ to LaGuardia AirTrain — Possibly Dooming Cuomo’s Boondoggle

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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34th Avenue Open Street

‘Nightmare’ on 34th Avenue? Residents Rally Against the ‘Gold Standard’ Open Street that Has Added Safety and Recreation Space 

This piece was the work of the Streetsblog staff.

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Friday’s Headlines: It’s Jessica Ramos Day

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A Beautiful Day on the Queensboro Bridge — Will It Lead to More Space for Oppressed Pedestrians?

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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Hundreds of Activists Rally for More Space on the Queensboro Bridge — And DOT Agrees!

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Progressive Pols: Make Open Streets Permanent — and Extend Them to Retail

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Progressives Worry ‘Open Streets’ Will Become Commercialized And Not Serve Communities in Need

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Bicycle Infrastructure

Mayor Has No Citi Bike Expansion Plan Despite Tweet Offering Citi Bike Expansion

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