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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&#8217;s also the writer and producer of &#8220;Murder at the Food Coop,&#8221; 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 <a href="https://nyc.streetsblog.org/category/special-features/cycle-of-rage">archived here</a>.

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Gersh Kuntzman

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STREETFILMS: Regardez Ces Pistes Cyclables Impressionnantes Parisiennes!

Email Eve Kessler at <a href="mailto:eve@streetsblog.org">eve@streetsblog.org</a>

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Amtrak Abruptly Stops Bike Service on ‘Maple Leaf’ to Upstate and Canada

This piece was the work of the Streetsblog staff.

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Eyes on the Street: The Dawn of a Better Brooklyn Bridge Bike Lane!

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PEACHES AND CREAM: Inside the City’s Berry Street ‘Bike Boulevard’ Plan

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EYES ON THE STREET: Walking Across the Queensboro Bridge is So Dangerous, It Feels Illegal

Julianne Cuba joined Streetsblog in February, 2019, after three years covering local news and politics at The Brooklyn Paper. There, she also covered the notoriously reckless private carting industry and hit-and-runs. A 2015 graduate of Stony Brook University’s School of Journalism Master’s Program, she now lives in Brooklyn. Julianne is on Twitter at <a href="https://twitter.com/julcuba?lang=en">@julcuba</a>. Email Julianne at <a href="mailto:julianne@streetsblog.org">julianne@streetsblog.org</a>

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Julianne Cuba

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Chaos Reigned During GrubHub’s ‘Free Lunch’ Day in May, But Not on Streets 

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Friday’s Headlines: Give Our Prayers to Broadway Edition

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Bicycle Infrastructure

City’s Proposed Eastern Queens Bike Network Needs Work, Activists Say

Kea Wilson has more than a dozen years of experience as a writer telling emotional, urgent and actionable stories that motivate average Americans to get involved in making their cities better places. She is also a novelist, cyclist, and affordable housing advocate. She previously worked at Strong Towns, and currently lives in St. Louis, MO. Kea can be reached at <a href="mailto:kea@streetsblog.org">kea@streetsblog.org</a> or on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/streetsblogkea">@streetsblogkea</a>.

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Kea Wilson

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Study: Black Cyclists Die 4.5x More Often Than White Riders

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UPDATED: Parks Dept. Halts Greenway Repair to Mull Creating Safe Detour for Cyclists