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<p>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>.</p>


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Gersh Kuntzman

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Buses

Congestion Pricing Would Cut Weekly Express Bus Commute Times By Hours: Report

<p>David was Streetsblog&#8217;s do-it-all New York City beat reporter from 2015 to 2019. He returned as deputy editor in 2023 after a three-year stint at the New York Post.</p>


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David Meyer

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Andrew Cuomo

Riders Alliance: Cuomo Must Convene Congestion Pricing Workgroup by August 15

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Bill de Blasio

Bus Drivers and Riders Call on Mayor de Blasio to Build 60 More Miles of Bus Lanes

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Elections

Will Candidates Running to Represent NYC in Albany Stand Up for Transit Riders?

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Bus Rapid Transit

Part-Time Busways Won’t Cut It During the L Train Shutdown

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City Council

Corey Johnson: NYC “Should Not Wait on Albany” to Fund Discount MetroCards for Poor New Yorkers

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Transit Riders to Cuomo: Stop Tip-Toeing Around Congestion Pricing and Pass It

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Cuomo’s People Are Talking a Better Game About Bus Improvements Than de Blasio’s

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The MTA’s Bus Action Plan Better Commit to Citywide All-Door Boarding

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Riders Alliance

Sick of Failing Subways? Tell the Riders Alliance All About Your Nightmare Commutes