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Jesse Coburn was an investigative reporter at Streetsblog from 2021 to 2024. His <a href="https://www.streetsblogprojects.org/ghost-tags-index">series</a> on the black market for temporary license plates led to enacted or proposed laws in three states and won the George Polk Award. The series was also a finalist for the Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting. His work has also received awards from IRE, the Overseas Press Club Foundation, the Sidney Hillman Foundation, the Deadline Club, the Sigma Awards, and the Silurians Press Club.

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‘School Streets’ Program Withering, Parents Blame Lack of City Support

This piece was the work of the Streetsblog staff.

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Mayor Adams on Dangerous School Streets: ‘We Need to Do More’

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Outraged Lawmakers and Advocates Urge City Action over Unsafe School Streets

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‘ALWAYS SCARED’: Dangerous Streets Outside City Schools Threaten Children

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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Anatomy of a Sausage: How a Great Bill Got Gutted in Albany’s Mediocrity Factory

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Analysis: New York’s Speed Cameras Aren’t Racist — But the City’s Road Design Is

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