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David Meyer

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Andrew Cuomo

With Legislators’ Push, Cuomo Agrees to 460 More Speed Cams Than He Wanted

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Carl Heastie

Q&A: Will Carl Heastie Lead on Congestion Pricing? Don’t Count on It.

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Amy Paulin

Has Congestion Pricing’s Moment Finally Arrived in Albany?

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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Andrew Gounardes

Gounardes Pushing 750 Speed Cameras With Expanded Hours — A Direct Challenge to Cuomo’s Paltry Proposal

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Bill de Blasio

CYCLE OF PRAISE: Kudos to Mayor de Blasio for Supporting Congestion Pricing

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Congestion Pricing

Mayor Defends Handing Cuomo Full MTA Control As L.I. Dems Bolt

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Cuomo: Your Online Purchases Will Help Fund the MTA

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Another Benefit of Congestion Pricing? Commuters Will Have Way More Time

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Charles Komanoff

Bobby’s Blue Bombshell: Cuomo’s Congestion Pricing Numbers are ‘Bullshit’

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HEAD-SCRATCHER OF THE WEEK: Staten Island Pol Attacks ‘Unfair’ Punishment of Bridge Toll Scofflaws