Dave Colon

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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Zohran Mamdani

Mamdani Vows To Defy DOT Insiders, Political Bosses To Pursue His Streets Agenda

Mamdani pledged stand up to bureaucrats and political power players who oppose his plans to make streets safer and buses faster.

Dave Colon

October 9, 2025

MTA

‘Goddamn Outrageous’: MTA Boss Blames Amtrak For Delaying ‘Penn Access’ Expansion

Janno Lieber lit into Amtrak for delays to Metro-North's Penn Station Access project: "The people in Co-op City are waiting for a goddamn train!"

Dave Colon

October 7, 2025

Bus Rapid Transit

The MTA Is Headed To The Lab To Design The Ridgewood Busway

A filthy private road underneath the elevated M tracks could become a gleaming bus-first corridor.

Dave Colon

October 3, 2025

Public Safety

BIG ZERO: Trump Stiffs MTA in ‘Sanctuary City’ Tantrum

The federal government is denying the MTA tens of millions of dollars in public safety funding over of New York's immigration policies.

Dave Colon

September 30, 2025

DOT

Bike Data Shows Huge Demand on Vanderbilt Ave. As Adams Administration Dithers

New stats show an immediate need for bike infrastructure on the crucial north-south connector.

Dave Colon

September 30, 2025

Bike Lane Enforcement

Out Of Focus: MTA Slow-Walking Bike Lane Bus-Mounted Camera Enforcement

It's unclear if the MTA has any plans to pilot bus-mounted camera enforcement of drivers parked in bike lanes, despite its past commitments to doing so.

Dave Colon

September 29, 2025

2025 Mayoral Election

Zohran Mamdani On E-Bike Safety: Regulate App Algorithms, Not Workers

The presumptive mayor is joining the war against e-bikes ... on the side of the e-bikes.

Dave Colon

September 22, 2025

Open Streets

Friday Video: A Brief Look At What Austin Street Could Be

Check out what a safer, better, more vibrant Austin Street could look like.

Dave Colon

September 19, 2025

Athletes and Celebrities

SEE IT: Mets Pitcher Sean Manaea Is Just Another Guy On The Subway

As the beloved Amazin's open a crucial homestead, we took a subway ride to Citi Field with a man on whose arm depends everything. The ride, at least, was no big deal for this veteran commuter.

Dave Colon

September 12, 2025

Cross Bronx Expressway

Fed Up Bronxites Demand State Abandon Cross-Bronx ‘Diverter’ Scheme

If they've said it once they've said it a thousand times: No thonx to more Cross-Bronx.

Dave Colon

September 11, 2025

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