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Car-Free Streets

Op-Ed: ‘Open Streets’ Isn’t Working for All of the People

Lincoln Anderson

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Eyes on the Street: Second Ave Protected Bike Lane Fails Again

Daniel Convissor

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Bicycling

Eyes on the Street: The New Mario Cuomo Bridge Bike Path Opens

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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DOT Expands ‘Green Wave’ for Cyclists as City Prepares to Reopen

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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Bicycle Infrastructure

Eyes On The Street: The 38th And 39th Street Bike Lanes Are Not Ready For Prime Time

This piece was the work of the Streetsblog staff.

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Eyes on the Street: Crescent Street Bike Lane Is Great* (Yes, That’s an Asterisk)

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Coronavirus Crisis

EYES ON THE STREET: Temporary Bike Lane on Smith Street is Great …

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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Julianne Cuba

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Bicycle Safety

… But Second Avenue’s Temporary PBL Has DISAPPEARED!

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34th Avenue Open Street

Eyes on the Street: De Blasio’s ‘Open Streets’ Plan is an Over-Policed Mess

Lauren Rushing

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Eyes on the Street: Broadway Could Be New York’s Green Necklace — But It’s a Missed Opportunity