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Gersh Kuntzman is editor in chief of Streetsblog NYC and Streetsblog USA. 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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Cycle of Rage: To Hochul, Saving Lives is Important, But Not if It’s Too Expensive to Suburban Drivers

Samuel Santaella is a bike and transit activist in Queens who volunteers for Riders Alliance and Transportation Alternatives.

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Congestion Pricing

OPINION: Any Money Hochul Finds to ‘Replace’ Congestion Pricing Should Fund Fares and Frequency

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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DENIED: Hochul Fails in Bid to Toss Pro-Congestion Pricing Suits Out of Court

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Highway Boondoggle: State DOT Already Planning Another Piece of Cross Bronx Expansion Project

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Comptroller: Thanks to Hochul’s Congestion Pricing ‘Pause,’ MTA Needs Up to $107B For Repairs

Kevin Duggan joined Streetsblog in October, 2022, after covering transportation for amNY. Duggan has been covering New York since about 2017 after getting his masters in journalism from Dublin City University in Ireland. After some freelancing, he landed a job with Vince DiMiceli’s Brooklyn Paper, where he covered southern Brooklyn neighborhoods and, later, Brownstone Brooklyn. He’s on Twitter at <a href="https://twitter.com/kduggan16">@kduggan16</a>. And his email address is <a href="https://nyc.streetsblog.org/about/staff-board/kevin@streetsblog.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener">kevin@streetsblog.org</a>.

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Kevin Duggan

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Automated Enforcement

City Seeks Contractor for School Bus ‘Stop Arm’ Cameras

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Hochul To Congestion Pricing Supporters: You Can’t Sue Me For Something I Haven’t ‘Done’

Mike Dowd is a social studies teacher, wrestling coach and founder of <a href="https://nyc.streetsblog.org/2012/12/04/nurturing-the-next-generation-of-nyc-bike-advocates">the Cycling Club</a> at Midwood High School in Brooklyn.

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A Teacher Speaks: Gov. Hochul’s Toll Exemptions Would Create a Privileged Class of Commuters

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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David Meyer

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City School Year to Start Without Promised Bus Stop Cameras

Lisa Daglian is the executive director of the Permanent Citizens Advisory Committee to the MTA, the MTA’s in-house rider advocate and watchdog.

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Opinion: What Subway Riders Need to Know 90 Days into the Congestion Pricing ‘Pause’

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