Dave Colon

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Free him: A cyclist makes his way across the MTA-controlled Gil Hodges Bridge. Photo: Dave Colon

Advocates Beg Gov. Hochul To Sign Bill Adding Cyclist Input To The MTA

By Dave Colon | Oct 21, 2021 | No Comments

Will she build a bridge to a better tomorrow?

Canal Street. File photo: Joseph Tedeschi

Report: 85,000 More Damn Cars will Enter Manhattan’s Core Daily in 2023

By Dave Colon | Oct 18, 2021 | No Comments

This is the dawning of the age of Carpocalypse.

State Senator Leroy Comrie, Permanent Citizens Advisory Committee to The MTA Executive Director Lisa Daglian and City Council Member Barry Grodenchik at Woodside Station make the case for the Freedom Ticket. Photo: Dave Colon

Transit Advocates Seek Even More ‘Atlantic Ticket’-Style Discounts on Intra-City Commuter Rail

By Dave Colon | Oct 14, 2021 | No Comments

Freedom's just another word for nothing left to do ... but expand regional transit.

The corner of St. Marks Avenue and Classon Avenue, where an open street is listed by the city but does not appear to exist. Photo: Dave Colon

Adams: I’ll Bring Open Streets To Neighborhoods With Most ‘Urgent’ Need

By Dave Colon | Oct 13, 2021 | No Comments

With the Department of Transportation defending its open streets program after a devastating new report on its shortcomings, presumptive mayor Eric Adams said he'll bring the city's open streets program to neighborhoods that have been left out.

When open streets work, New Yorkers love them. Photos: Gersh Kuntzman

Analysis: De Blasio’s Open Streets Program Has Failed

By Dave Colon | Oct 12, 2021 | No Comments

A majority of the city's open streets have already reclaimed by car drivers and are serving far too few New Yorkers, a new report shows.

Sharrows. Ugh. File photo: Stephen Miller

Safety Third! DOT Proposes Unsafe Bike Lanes in a ‘Priority’ District In Brooklyn

By Dave Colon | Oct 8, 2021 | No Comments

In central Brooklyn, the agency will bolster the neighborhood's existing painted lanes with ... more paint.

Cyclists on Kent Avenue in Brooklyn. Photo: Gersh Kuntzman

DOT ‘Cycling in the City’ Report Confirms 2020 Bike Boom Really Happened

By Dave Colon | Oct 7, 2021 | No Comments

But the big question: Will it lead to massive redistribution of limited road space?

Data: The Very Few New Jersey Commuters Who Will Pay Congestion Toll Are Much Richer

By Dave Colon | Oct 5, 2021 | No Comments

In the Garden State, the elite meet to bleat.

Police Arrest Yonkers Man in Fatal Spring Hit-and-Run on Henry Hudson Parkway

By Dave Colon | Oct 1, 2021 | No Comments

Christian Saunders, 32, is charged with multiple crimes in the killing of Thomas Lake, 34, of Washington Heights.

Wealthy Manhattanites Whine for Congestion-Pricing Exemptions

By Dave Colon | Oct 1, 2021 | No Comments

Legislators Hoylman and Epstein thrum to the tune of a well-off pressure group.

File photo: Marc A. Hermann / MTA New York City Transit

Comptroller: MTA Did ‘Transform’ Itself … Into A Worse Agency

By Dave Colon | Sep 28, 2021 | No Comments

This transformation has not exactly been caterpillar to butterfly.

An illegal license plate cover on the back plate of an MTA employee who avoided paying tolls for years. Photo: MTA Inspector General's Office

MTA’s $100K Toll Scofflaw Is Merely The Tip Of The License Plate Obstructing Iceberg

By Dave Colon | Sep 27, 2021 | No Comments

A covered up plate was one MTA employee's license to steal.

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