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Cody Lyon

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Covers:  retail, commercial real estate, lgbt, real estate, new york city, politics, planning, startups, transportation, small business
NYC - lyoncody@gmail.com writer/public affairs BMCC/CUNY, occasional op-ed writer and Manhattan Community Board 1 member--(views, opinions...they are my own)
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Freelance reporter Cody Lyon has covered everything from the rebuild of the World Trade Center to the history…

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Transit Advocates Push for More Attentive MTA, Modern Subway System

Transit Advocates Push for More Attentive MTA, Modern Subway System

The L (all photos: Cody Lyon) Almost every New Yorker has at least one horror story about riding the subway. …

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Brooklyn and the Nation's Oldest Bike Path

Brooklyn and the Nation's Oldest Bike Path

Posted: Late one unusually crisp August afternoon in 2014, I was riding my bike around the Gowanus Canal area…

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Are Small NYC Retailers in Trouble?

Are Small NYC Retailers in Trouble?

I got back to Brooklyn around 9 p.m. on Memorial Day after a trip upstate visiting a friend in Ulster County.…

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Taming The Intercity Bus Industry

Taming The Intercity Bus Industry

NEW YORK - On any given day, hundreds of passengers toting bags and suitcases crowd sidewalks near Penn Stati…

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The Drama Behind the Bike Share Delay

The Drama Behind the Bike Share Delay

NEW YORK - The firm picked by the city to run what is meant to be the nation's largest bicycle share program …

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In Conversation: Mayoral Candidate Bill De Blasio

In Conversation: Mayoral Candidate Bill De Blasio

NEW YORK - Bill de Blasio, the public advocate and Democratic mayoral candidate, first got elected to city go…

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How Data Is Helping Riders To Make Sense Of Their Transit System

How Data Is Helping Riders To Make Sense Of Their Transit System

NEW YORK - New Yorkers love to complain about their subway system: It's too slow, too expensive, too dirty. A…

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Keeping It Running: Mass Transit's Future

Keeping It Running: Mass Transit's Future

NEW YORK - Subway trains arrive at stations late at night too crowded to board. A train that usually travels …

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Why The Latest Delay To The Bike Share Program May Not Be The Last

Why The Latest Delay To The Bike Share Program May Not Be The Last

NEW YORK - The latest delay of the city's bike share program is being blamed on damage caused to equipment by…

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MTA Might Evaluate Integrated Fares for Subways, Bike Sharing

MTA Might Evaluate Integrated Fares for Subways, Bike Sharing

In the near future, subway riders may be able to use their fare cards to check out a bike from hundreds of ne…

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CityViews: Death Highlights Need for the Right Kind of Bike Lane

CityViews: Death Highlights Need for the Right Kind of Bike Lane

This past Friday, a private trash hauler truck struck and killed Madison Jane Lyden, 23, who was riding a bik…

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