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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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Car-Free Streets

Council Seeks Open Streets for Restaurants, Defying de Blasio (Again!)

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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'Jaywalking'

Council: NYPD Must Stop Discriminatory Social Distancing Enforcement 

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Council To Mayor: Bus Service Needs Improvements, Not Cuts

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UPDATE: Council Overrules De Blasio, Will Create Miles of Open Streets; Mayor Not Giving In

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City Council

COVID Budget Cuts Will Make City Less Safe and Dirtier

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Biking Public Project

Mayor Suspends E-Bike Crackdown During Coronavirus Outbreak

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Car Culture

Brooklyn Pol: NYPD Must Include Traffic Crashes In Crime Data

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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CORO-NO SHOW: MTA Ditches City Council Hearing For Pandemic Prep

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Air Quality

Scott Stringer Says $11B BQE Tunnel Plan Doesn’t Move City Past Robert Moses Era 

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ANALYSIS: Corey Johnson’s Two BQE Recommendations Will Enable, Not Break, the Car Culture