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Friday Video: Is Berlin a Great Biking City?

Have recent moves by anti-bike, pro-car legislators ruined the experience in the capital of a unified Germany? Sort of!

By Gersh Kuntzman

12:02 AM EDT on July 18, 2025

Biking in Berlin in July 2025 is still good. Photo: Gersh Kuntzman

We sent Editor Gersh Kuntzman on the ultimate busman’s holiday in Berlin: riding around on a bike enjoying the German capital.

But did he? Is Berlin still a great biking city, or have recent moves by anti-bike, pro-car legislators (as well reported by The Berliner) made a dent? Find out in this gripping Friday Video:

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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