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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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Council to Seek Per-Minute Charge on E-Commerce Companies Like Amazon and UPS

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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Report: New York’s Essential Delivery Workers are Underpaid, Underappreciated, Victimized

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Deliveristas Face Yet Another Deadly Threat — Exploding Cheap E-Bike Batteries 

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Delivery and Immigrant Communities Protest Death of Working Cyclist During Police Chase

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Deliveristas March to Demand Protection on the Willis Avenue Bridge and Beyond

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OPINION: What I Learned Delivering for DoorDash

This piece was the work of the Streetsblog staff.

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In His Own Words: One Deliverista Explains Why Workers Want To Limit Trip Distances

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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‘Uber’s Fantasy Novel’: State Gig-Worker Bill Would Limit City’s Proposed Deliverista Rights

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New Program Aims to Give E-Bikes to Low-Income Workers

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STREETS WEEK! New Truck Management Report is Heavy on Historic Details; Light on Future Plans 