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John Surico (<a href="https://twitter.com/JohnSurico" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@johnsurico</a>) lives in Astoria and teaches journalism at New York University. He is the Senior Fellow for Climate and Opportunity at Center for Urban Future, a leading think tank in New York City, and the chairperson of the 31st Avenue Open Street Collective, Inc., in Queens.

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Astoria Residents are Angry About Street Safety. Will the NYPD Listen?

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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RECKLESS ABANDON: Driver With History of Speeding Kills Man in Queens

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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Dept. of Investigation Says Cops DID Harass 311 Callers, Confirming Streetsblog Account

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March (Parking) Madness: The Western Regional Final!

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Stop the Stops? Speaker Adams Wants to ‘Overhaul’ NYPD Traffic Enforcement 

This piece was the work of the Streetsblog staff.

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March (Parking) Madness: The Queens Borough Final is No Contest

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March (Parking) Madness: The Brooklyn Borough Final is East New York’s to Lose

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City Begins Long Process of Making it Harder to Evade Speed Cameras

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March (Parking) Madness: The 102nd vs 106th is an Epic Battle for the Soul of Queens

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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