Dave Colon
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Citi Bike Expands in Brooklyn, Queens
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Citi Bike will stretch from Williamsburg all the way to Broadway Junction by the time this phase of the expansion is finished.
Citi Bike Ridership Hits New Record — So When Will the City Subsidize This Vital Form of Transit?
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Over 19 million people rode the big blue bikes between July 2018 and June 2019, an increase of 11 percent.
Assembly Staff Sped Through School Zones in Speaker’s Cars
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The SUVs amassed quite the nasty record of moving violations, a spokesman confirmed. Why are those charged with making New York's laws breaking them on the taxpayers' dime?
De Brainless: Mayor Endorses Meritless Helmet and Licensing Requirements for Cyclists
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The idea that helmets make cyclists safer flies in the face of every piece of research done on the subject including by, uh, the mayor's own Department of Transportation.
More Wealth Means More Traffic Problems
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Mo' money, mo' cars, mo' problems.
Revel To Riders: Please Come Learn To Drive Our Scooters
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Scooter share company Revel is hosting a series of pop-up scooter schools so riders around its service area can actually learn to operate the scooters before setting off on their journeys.
Jumaane Williams Calls Out Drivers’ Immense Privilege…And Then Reinforces It
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While the public advocate said drivers are the most privileged class on the road, he also said community boards, those bastions of car culture, need more consultation on bike lanes.
Manhattan Pedestrian Dies After Being Knocked Down by Hit-And-Run Cyclist
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Michael Collopy, 60, was hit by a cyclist on July 31 as he stood in the protected bike lane at Sixth Avenue and 23rd Street. The cyclist kept on pedaling. Collopy died on Wednesday of his injuries.
AT LAST! Car-Loving De Blasio Calls For ‘Higher Penalties’ For Drivers Who Kill
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"I think we need new laws that cause much more consequence if a motorist is negligent and they kill someone, even if it wasn't their intention. I think there have to be much higher penalties, that's an area we have to improve," the mayor said on Friday.
ANALYSIS: De Blasio’s ‘Green Wave’ Falls Short of Tackling the Real Problem: Cars
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Mayor de Blasio's so-called "Green Wave" plan has so many shortcomings. Let us count them all.
Tale of Two Cities: Bus Fare Evaders Go To Court; Subway Scofflaws Go Free
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Despite a headline-grabbing vow to stop prosecuting fare evasion, Manhattan DA Cy Vance will still throw the book at you for getting on the bus without paying.
Parks Department ‘Ghosts’ Memorial For Slain Marine Park Cyclist [UPDATED]
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"Here we are today unable to understand what I can only describe as the equivalent of grave robbery," a relative said.