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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.

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OPINION: Pete Buttigieg Is Failing New York (And The Country) on Congestion Pricing

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Car-Free Streets

OPINION: We Can Have Nice Things … Once We Get Rid of King Car

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OPINION: New York Must Stop Subsidizing Car Usage

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OPINION: Make Cars Safer for People Outside of Vehicles

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OPINION: City Must Protect Bikers, Walkers During Hudson Greenway Closure

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OPINION: Reversing the Parks Dept. Ban on E-Bikes is a Matter of Equity

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OPINION: Why We Must Eliminate Placards — And Here’s How We’ll Do It

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Tom Flood: Now Detroit is Selling $75K Pickup Trucks for the Cappuccino Run

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Bicycle Infrastructure

OPINION: Extend the Houston Street Bike Lane from River to River

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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