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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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Bicycling

Bike NY to DOT: The City’s Cycling Program is No Longer a World Leader, So Fix It

Dave Colon is a reporter from Long Beach, a barrier island off of the coast of Long Island that you can bike to from the city. It’s a real nice ride.  He’s previously been the editor of Brokelyn, a reporter at Gothamist, a freelance reporter and delivered freshly baked bread by bike.

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Dave Colon

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Bike Lanes

Incoming DOT Commissioner Rodriguez Promises To Upgrade Half of the City’s Plastic-Protected Bike Lanes

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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Bike NY

DoorDash Joins 15-Minute-or-Less Grocery Delivery Biz, Risking Workers’ Lives, Advocates Say

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DOT: We Don’t Have the Money to Carry Out Our Own ‘Master Plan’

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Bicycle Infrastructure

Schumer: NYS Will Get ‘An Effing Lot Of Money’ For Street Safety And Cycling

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Courtesy, Professional and Disrespect — NYPD Tickets E-Bike Riders For Legally Following Pedestrian Signal

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The Parks Department’s E-Bike Policy is Not Consistent with State Law

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Bicycle Safety

ANATOMY OF A BACKTRACK: DOT’s New Sunset Park Plan Gives Safety to Some, Double-Parking Madness For Others

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Brooklyn Bike-Lane Proposal Finally Surfaces After Deutsch’s Departure

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Advocates Beg Gov. Hochul To Sign Bill Adding Cyclist Input To The MTA