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Carnage

OPINION: Stopping the Lawless Drivers Behind Our Traffic Violence Crisis

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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Yet Another Report Makes Clear Case for City Control of Speed Cameras

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 Launches a New Vision Zero Billboard Campaign — With Little Proof that Such Things Work

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Bicycle Safety

Pols Want Every Kid in NYC to Learn How to Ride a Bike

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Cycle of Rage

CYCLE OF RAGE: The Car that Never Moves Yet Endangers Pedestrians (And is of No Concern to the NYPD)

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34TH AVE. UPDATE: DOT Presents ‘Bold’ Plan for the Permanent Open Street Called ‘Paseo Park’

Michael Kaess

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Bronx Scooter Share Has Been a Huge Success, DOT Says as Phase II Prepares to Launch

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Mayor Says He’ll Act on Reckless Drivers, But Leaves Out the ‘How’

Samuel Santaella is a bike and transit activist in Queens who volunteers for Riders Alliance and Transportation Alternatives.

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Samuel Santaella

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OPINION: Swap Out Car Lanes for a Center-Running Bus Lane, Better Bike Facilities on Queens Boulevard

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EXCLU: Council Transportation Chair’s Car Sped Through School Zones 17 Times in a Year