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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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Could A Major Fix for the Prospect Expressway Be On “Deck”?

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Bicycle Safety

Eyes On The Street: Westside Greenway Bollards Still Causing Injuries And Mayhem To Cyclists They Are Supposed to Protect

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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Bicycle Infrastructure

State DOT’s New Security Bollards Squeeze the Hudson River Greenway

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Andrew Cuomo

While Young People Desperately Fight a Cuomo Highway Project in Hunts Point, NYC Electeds Do Nothing

Laura Shepard

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The Hudson River Greenway Needs Great Design, Not Knee-Jerk Security Fixes

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Bicycling

NYS DOT and NYPD Security Overkill Could Destroy the Hudson River Greenway

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Hunts Point

South Bronx to Cuomo: Don’t Cut Off Hunts Point From the Bronx River With Another Highway

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State DOT Prepping Permanent Measures to Replace Temporary Barriers on West Side Greenway

Brad Aaron began writing for Streetsblog in 2007, after years as a reporter, editor, and publisher in the alternative weekly business. Brad adopted New York&#8217;s dysfunctional traffic justice system as his primary beat for Streetsblog. He lives in Manhattan.

Brad Aaron

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Carnage

Phil Monfoletto Had Nine License Suspensions Before He Killed Kevin Flores. Why Did State DOT Let Him Drive an Oil Truck?

Angie is a Cleveland-based writer with a background in planning and newspaper reporting. She has been writing about cities for Streetsblog for six years.

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