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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. Dave is on Twitter as <a href="https://twitter.com/DaveCoIon">@davecolon</a>. Email Dave Colon at <a href="mailto:dcolon@streetsblog.org">dcolon@streetsblog.org</a>

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Torres Seeks Fed Backing for Cross Bronx Capping

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City Wins Biden Bucks to Begin the Process of Studying the Capping of the Cross Bronx Expwy

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OPINION: On Nov. 8, Yes, Vote, But to Rebuild New York, Make Your Ideas Heard

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Rep. Ritchie Torres: I’m Not One of Those Congestion Pricing Critics

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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Family of Carlos Vasquez, Killed by Hit-and-Run Driver, Calls on de Blasio to Bring Safe Streets to the Bronx

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Placard Abuse, Construction Dysfunction, and Hit-and-Runs May End Up in the Crosshairs of a Ritchie Torres Investigation

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Bucking de Blasio, Speaker Candidates Support Congestion Pricing

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Ritchie Torres Secures $12.3 Million for Bronx River Greenway Link

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Torres: DOT “Abdicating Its Public Safety Function” to Community Boards

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