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Civilian Enforcement: A Get-Rich-Quick Scheme That Also Makes the City 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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Take the Fifth: Pedestrians Revel on Open Street Near Rockefeller Center Tree

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Biker Arrested In 2019 Suing Cops for Violating His Civil Rights

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Andrew Gounardes

Attorney Arrested for ‘Criminal Mischief’ Charge Will Sue Driver for Wrongful Arrest

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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Freedom for Adam White! Brooklyn DA Declines to Prosecute ‘Criminal Mischief’ Maker

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Captain of 78th Precinct Defends Arrest of Famed Bike Lawyer For Fixing Defaced Plate

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More Money for Delivery Workers Will Require More Protection for Them

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Pedestrian Struck and Killed on Dangerous Staten Island Arterial; No Charges

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Brooklyn Council Member Blasts Cops for Arresting Famed Bike Lawyer For Fixing Defaced Plate

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Video Shows Cops Not Even Trying to Save Man they Struck on Eastern Parkway: Family