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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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Dolma’s Grieving Father, Pols Seek Traffic Light at Fatal Corner — But Larger Safety Improvements are Needed

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Bicyclist Killed on Residential Staten Island Street by a Reckless Driver

The views of the editorial board are not reflective of the staff of Streetsblog.

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Friday’s Headlines: Requiem for a Little Angel, Plus Some Janno News

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R.I.P. DOLMA: A Deep Dive on DOT’s Daylighting Dilemma

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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A Presidents’ Day Interview with Brooklyn Borough Prez Antonio Reynoso

Christopher Brimer

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Opinion: The Driver Who Killed My Husband is Going on Trial; I Don’t Expect Much

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Cycle of Rage

CYCLE OF RAGE: The Human Cost of ‘Criminal Mischief’

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Pols and Advocates Demand City Crack Down on Last-Mile Facilities 

Austin Celestin is a graduate student at New York University’s Wagner School of Public Service.

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Austin Celestin

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Opinion: DOT’s Delancey Street Median Plan Should Just Be the Start of Major Improvements

Kevin Duggan joined Streetsblog in October, 2022, after covering transportation for amNY. Duggan has been covering New York since 2018 after getting his masters in journalism from Dublin City University in Ireland. After some freelancing, he landed a job with Vince DiMiceli’s Brooklyn Paper, where he covered southern Brooklyn neighborhoods and, later, Brownstone Brooklyn. He’s on Twitter at <a href="https://twitter.com/kduggan16">@kduggan16</a>. And his email address is <a href="https://nyc.streetsblog.org/about/staff-board/kevin@streetsblog.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener">kevin@streetsblog.org</a>.

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Kevin Duggan

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Adams Administration’s Bus Lane Shortcomings Are Worse Than We Originally Thought