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Jesse Coburn was an investigative reporter at Streetsblog from 2021 to 2024. His <a href="https://www.streetsblogprojects.org/ghost-tags-index">series</a> on the black market for temporary license plates led to enacted or proposed laws in three states and won the George Polk Award. The series was also a finalist for the Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting. His work has also received awards from IRE, the Overseas Press Club Foundation, the Sidney Hillman Foundation, the Deadline Club, the Sigma Awards, and the Silurians Press Club.

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Jesse Coburn

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City Hall

‘A NIMBY City Hall’: Adams Appointees Thwart Key Bike and Bus Projects

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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Adrienne Adams

Winter of Our Discontent: Council Debating Warm-Weather-Only Outdoor Dining

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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City Council

Queens Pol Voted Against Speed Cameras — And Has 27 Speeding Tickets!

Ed Ravin

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Bicycle Infrastructure

IN MEMORIAM: Roger Herz, Longtime Bike Advocate Who Gave Mayors an Earful

Email Eve Kessler at <a href="mailto:eve@streetsblog.org">eve@streetsblog.org</a>

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DOT Pushes Back at Calls for Office of ‘Public Space Management’

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The Blame Game: City Pols Didn’t Back Bill Allowing NYC to Control its Own Speed Limits, State Lawmakers Say 

Lincoln Restler

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OPINION: Why We Must Eliminate Placards — And Here’s How We’ll Do It

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Outraged Lawmakers and Advocates Urge City Action over Unsafe School Streets

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Amid Epic Crisis of Road Deaths, Some Members of the City Council Still Oppose Speed Cameras

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Sanitation Commissioner Says She Won’t Tolerate Humans Who Let Their Dogs Poop on New York