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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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MTA Promises to Do Better on Bike and Pedestrian Access — And Needs Your Help

This piece was the work of the Streetsblog staff.

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OPINION: Here are the Questions We Should Be Asking on Subway Platform Gates

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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WHAT IS TO BE DONE? Experts Discuss Subway Crime, Death, Homelessness

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Mayor Adams Must Do More to Speed Up Buses, Advocates Say

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Wait, What? Does Mayor Adams Really Think Our Transit System is the Best in the World?

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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LEST WE FORGET: It’s Normal for the Mayor to Take the Subway or Ride a Bike

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Comptroller: MTA Did ‘Transform’ Itself … Into A Worse Agency

Danny Pearlstein is Policy &amp; Communications Director at the Riders Alliance.

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Danny Pearlstein

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OPINION: Buses Are a Better Option Than the ‘Backwards’ AirTrain

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THE EXPLAINER: Everything You Need to Know About These Congestion Pricing Public Meetings

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