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Everyone needs to chill out for a second. I tweaked my pal Roger Clark of NY1 yesterday and Twitter responded like WWIII had broken out. To recap, Clark posted a picture of himself in the driver's seat of a car as he headed out to cover UN gridlock (which is no small obsession of mine). So, sure, I might have lectured him about getting out of his car to see how the other half commutes, but I swear, it was all in good fun! The guy is a national treasure, and all.

By Gersh Kuntzman

12:01 AM EDT on September 25, 2018

Everyone needs to chill out for a second. I tweaked my pal Roger Clark of NY1 yesterday and Twitter responded like WWIII had broken out. To recap, Clark posted a picture of himself in the driver’s seat of a car as he headed out to cover UN gridlock (which is no small obsession of mine). So, sure, I might have lectured him about getting out of his car to see how the other half commutes, but I swear, it was all in good fun! The guy is a national treasure, and all.

Now, the news:

I didn’t love NY1’s coverage of the gridlock in Midtown, which followed the typical line that anything that inconveniences drivers is bad.
I did like the news that the MTA would add trains on the 7 line during the L-train shutdown next year. (NY1, amNY)
ICYMI: Politico’s Dana Rubinstein looked at MTA Chairman Joe Lhota going all NIMBY about a vital highway repair project in Brooklyn Heights. Well, we promise to not complain at all, Joe, if you fix the subway! (Politico)
Meanwhile, amNY and the Times report that key MTA officials say the subway has turned a corner — which is funny, because that news comes just as the Daily News editorial board has lost patience with Transit Authority chief Andy Byford.
Council Member Antonio Reynoso was touting e-scooters again. (amNY, Crain’s)
The driver of the car that killed motorcyclist Julius Holloway should be charged, his family says. (NYDN)
Brooklyn Paper Editor and citywide treasure Vince DiMiceli takes you inside the crumbling Brooklyn-Queens Expressway triple cantilever. Plus, I also liked Jake Dopkin’s photos from the same tour. (Gothamist)
What do you get when you combine the best Jewish holiday and the best way to get around town? Why, a sukkah on wheels! (Brooklyn Paper)
Mayhem in Brooklyn: Bklyner reports that a 10-year-old was hit by a hit-and-run driver in Ditmas Park. And the Home Reporter has a story about a 61-year-old man fatally struck in Bay Ridge.
Here’s a new one: A Queens Assemblyman blamed bad design and Select Bus Service for a fatal crash on Woodhaven Boulevard. (QNS)

Gersh Kuntzman

Tabloid legend Gersh Kuntzman has been with New York newspapers since 1989, including stints at the New York Daily News, the Post, the Brooklyn Paper and even a cup of coffee with the Times. He's also the writer and producer of "Murder at the Food Coop," which was a hit at the NYC Fringe Festival in 2016, and “SUV: The Musical” in 2007. He also writes the Cycle of Rage column, which is archived here.

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