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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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Distracted Driving

UNSAFE AT ANY SPEED: NYS Is About to Make it Even Easier for Untrained Drivers to Get Licenses

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Andrew Cuomo

CYCLE OF RAGE: Forget Your Vanity Plates, Andrew, And Make Drivers Use These

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Andrew Gounardes

How Many Bad Drivers Are There in New York State? DMV Doesn’t Know — And Doesn’t Seem to Care!

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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Ask the Candidates: Which District Attorney Will Make Queens Streets Safer?

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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Aggressive Driving

Police Arrest Maniac Who Tried to Drive Over a Cyclist — And He Should Never Have Been on the Road!

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Senate Bill by Gounardes Would Seize Licenses from Reckless Drivers

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Drivers Would Learn About Sharing the Road, Thanks to Senate Bill

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Cops Finally Arrest Hit-and-Run Driver Who Killed a Man Last Year

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Bike Lanes

Rogue Private Carter Arrested for Suspended License

David was Streetsblog&#8217;s do-it-all New York City beat reporter from 2015 to 2019. He returned as deputy editor in 2023 after a three-year stint at the New York Post.

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David Meyer

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New York State Finally Has a New DMV Commissioner. Here’s What He Needs to Do