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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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Aggressive Driving

Brooklyn DA Let Killer Driver Off The Hook for No Reason

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Carnage

NYPD Nabs, But Then Undercharges, Hit-and-Run Driver of Bike-Riding Pro Wrestler

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Bicycle Safety

Manhattan DA Vance Charges Reckless Cyclist with Penalty He Rarely Levies Against Drivers

Cy Vance

Kill a Woman With a Gun? Twenty Years to Life. Kill a Woman With a Car? A $750 Fine.

Pols Offer New Law to Hold Reckless Drivers Accountable

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Trucker With Suspended License Killed a Cyclist — And Got Only Another Suspended License

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District Attorneys

NYPD Arrests Hit-and-Run Driver Who Killed Woman in Sheepshead Bay

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Weak State Law Protects Unlicensed Drivers Who Kill

Crash on Bay Parkway

Manhattan Pol Wants To Change State Law To Hold Reckless Drivers Accountable

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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Court to Local DAs: You Can Start Enforcing the Right-of-Way Law!