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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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BOMBSHELL: Council Seeks to Take Crash Investigation from NYPD to Increase Road Safety

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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POST-MORTEM: Cyclist Victims Killed In 2020 Were Low-Income, Essential Workers

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NYPD (Yes, NYPD) Says Deadly Williamsburg Intersection Needs Redesign  

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UPDATED: Another Cyclist Killed Along Brooklyn’s Deadly Third Avenue on Christmas Morning 

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DECISION 2021: How Should the Next Mayor Rein In the NYPD?

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Cops: 24th Cyclist Killed By Truck Driver In Harlem 

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DON’T NORMALIZE THIS: Second Pedestrian Killed In the Bronx This Week

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Lander: Get NYPD Out of Traffic Stops, Crash Investigations

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Warrant Out for Trucker Who Killed 3-Year-Old in Harlem Last Year