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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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Ghost Tags

Council Member Proposes New Fines for Temp Tag Fraud Following Streetsblog Investigation

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Streetsblog Investigates

GHOST TAGS: Inside NYC’s Black Market for Temporary License Plates // Part 3: The Buyers

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Tuesday’s Headlines: Here’s What Temp Tag Fraud Looks Like Edition

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GHOST TAGS: Inside NYC’s Black Market for Temporary License Plates // Part 2: The Landlords

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GHOST TAGS: Inside NYC’s Black Market for Temporary License Plates // Part 1: The Dealers

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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Boondoggles

Gov. Hochul’s Penn Station Tax Giveaway Makes Less Sense Than Ever

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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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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Bike Lanes

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