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OPINION: Want to Prevent Flooding? Turn ‘Parking’ Into Greenspace

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POINT: What Congestion Pricing Accomplishes — and What it Doesn’t

John Surico (<a href="https://twitter.com/JohnSurico" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@johnsurico</a>) lives in Astoria and teaches journalism at New York University. He is the Senior Fellow for Climate and Opportunity at Center for Urban Future, a leading think tank in New York City, and the chairperson of the 31st Avenue Open Street Collective, Inc., in Queens.

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OPINION: With Composting, Give the People More Options

This piece was the work of the Streetsblog staff.

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Carolyn Maloney

In Her Own Words: Mom of Cyclist Fatally Struck on Upper East Side Demands Safe, Crosstown Lanes 

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Carolyn Maloney: Here’s Why I Should Be Elected in the New 12th District

Charles Komanoff is a national expert on congestion pricing and traffic modeling, and is the former head of Transportation Alternatives. He is a longtime Streetsblog contributor. Reach him at <a href="mailto:komanoff@gmail.com">komanoff@gmail.com</a>.

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Charles Komanoff

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KOMANOFF: Blame Republicans, Not Democrats, for Less-Than-Robust Climate Bill

Suraj Patel

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Suraj Patel: Feds Can Do Better on Transit, Bike Lanes and Road Violence (So Where are Nadler and Maloney?)

Liam Blank

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OPINION: Gov. Hochul’s Penn Station Plan is Flawed from a Transit Perspective

Ari Kagan

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OPINION: The MTA Must Reopen Its Restrooms — Now!

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>.