Dave Colon

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Recent Posts

Reckless SUV Driver Kills Another Child on a Sidewalk in Far Rockaway

By Dave Colon | Feb 10, 2022 | No Comments

An SUV driver slammed into a 10-year-girl on the sidewalk in Queens after losing control of the truck as she pulled out of a grocery store parking lot, killing the girl and injuring another woman on Wednesday, police said.

The MTA needs more money. Advocates have a good idea.

Advocates Press Hochul To Embrace Gas Tax Flip to Fund the MTA

By Dave Colon | Feb 8, 2022 | No Comments

Is the MTA getting a new funding source for Valentine's Day? It sure beats flowers.

New Parks Commissioner Susan Donoghue with her new boss. Photo: Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office

TASK FARCE: New Parks Commish Punts On Letting Legal E-Bikes Into Greenspaces

By Dave Colon | Feb 7, 2022 | No Comments

"I am very much aware of the inconsistencies and the concerns around pedal-assist bikes in parks," she said, promising only to have a task force look into the matter, which has placed the Parks Department arguably on the wrong side of state law.

Passengers standing around the main waiting area at Moynihan Station, because they can't sit. Photo: Dave Colon

STANDING ORDER: Legislators Demand Public Seating at the Moynihan Train Hall

By Dave Colon | Feb 4, 2022 | No Comments

Every bum needs a place to relax.

Council Member Erik Bottcher (center) and his safe streets posse. Photo: Dave Colon

Manhattan Council Member Demands Safety Improvements on 10th and 11th Aves

By Dave Colon | Feb 3, 2022 | No Comments

“We essentially have four-lane highways running through the heart of our community,” said new Council Member Erik Bottcher.

New Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner and Chief Climate Officer Rohit Aggarwala addresses the media at City Hall. Photo: Dave Colon

New City Hall Climate Teams Must Focus On Transportation Emissions Reductions, Advocates Say

By Dave Colon | Feb 2, 2022 | No Comments

What does Mayor Adams’s new climate office mean for the main challenges: reducing car ownership and overturning years of environmental racism?

The corner of E. 17th Street and Foster Avenue in East Flatbush still has police tape where a pedestrian was fatally struck on Tuesday morning. Photo: Dave Colon

UPDATE: Pedestrian Killed by Driver on Busy Brooklyn Street — And Driver is Charged

By Dave Colon and Gersh Kuntzman | Feb 1, 2022 | No Comments

A Brooklyn woman was struck and killed by a driver early Tuesday morning in a crash at an intersection where snow had still not been properly cleared. (Update: the driver was charged.)