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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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Delivery

Mayor Announces ‘Charge Safe’ Plan to Help Delivery Workers Get Legal Bikes, Safe Batteries

Charles Komanoff is a national expert on congestion pricing and traffic modeling, and is the former head of Transportation Alternatives. He is a longtime Streetsblog contributor. Reach him at <a href="mailto:komanoff@gmail.com">komanoff@gmail.com</a>.

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Charles Komanoff

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Bicycling

KOMANOFF: Want Safe Batteries? Stop Pretending Food Delivery is Free

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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NYC Pol Wants Feds to Rein in Faulty Lithium-Ion Batteries

Hazel O’Neil

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Carbon Tax

Opinion: It’s Time to Rethink One-Hour Deliveries

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More Money for Delivery Workers Will Require More Protection for Them

Jeff Wood

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Talking Headways Podcast: The Scoop on Sidewalk Delivery Robots

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NYCEDC

The Blue Highway: City EDC Takes a Major Step Forward for Cleaner Freight

Baruch Herzfeld lives in Crown Heights and is a lifelong New Yorker. He and his wife have four children, including six-year-old triplets. He currently works at Popwheels, a company he co-founded, which is building a safe e-bike battery swap network throughout New York City.

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Baruch Herzfeld

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Bicycle Infrastructure

Opinion: E-Bike Charging Stations in Former Newstands Won’t Get it Done

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>. Please reach out to her with tips and submissions.

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Kea Wilson

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‘Pedestrian Delivery Robots’ Have the Same Challenges As … Pedestrians

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Environmental Justice Advocates Seek to Regulate ‘Last-Mile’ Trucking Facilities 