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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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Aggressive Driving

Brooklyn DA Let Killer Driver Off The Hook for No Reason

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Kill a Woman With a Gun? Twenty Years to Life. Kill a Woman With a Car? A $750 Fine.

Email Eve Kessler at <a href="mailto:eve@streetsblog.org">eve@streetsblog.org</a>

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Op-Ed: Jewel Avenue is the New Boulevard of Death

Pols Offer New Law to Hold Reckless Drivers Accountable

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SPEED CAMERAS WORK: City Writes More Tickets — But Drivers are Getting the Message

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Manhattan Pol Wants To Change State Law To Hold Reckless Drivers Accountable

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Firefighter Who Used His Car to Run Down a Cyclist is Still Driving Recklessly 

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City Workers Involved in More Injury-Causing Crashes: Report

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STREETSBLOG INVESTIGATION: Hit-and-Run Drivers Injure Thousands — Why are So Few Ever Charged?

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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Psychotic Softee Driver Has Been Spoken To, Says Company Veep