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Bicycle Infrastructure

Queens Community Board Continues Secret Shenanigans to Raise Money to Kill Northern Boulevard Bike Lane

<p>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>.</p>


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Gersh Kuntzman

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Flushing Avenue Will Remain A Hell on Wheels For Cyclists Until April

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To Combat e-Scooter ‘Threat,’ Should There Be Speed Limits in Bike Lanes?

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Bicycle Safety

Corey Johnson: Cyclists Make It Hard to Defend Cyclists

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Madison Lyden Died On Central Park West Because the City ‘Failed Her’

<p>Angie is a Cleveland-based writer with a background in planning and newspaper reporting. She has been writing about cities for Streetsblog for six years.</p>


Angie Schmitt

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Self-Driving Car Makers Prepare to Blame “Jaywalkers”

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TransAlt Hosts Memorial Ride For Madison Lyden Past Spot on Central Park West Where Garbage Truck Driver Killed Her

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The Most Controversial Bike Lane That Should Not Have Been Controversial At All Is Under Construction In Queens

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Eyes On The Street: Westside Greenway Bollards Still Causing Injuries And Mayhem To Cyclists They Are Supposed to Protect

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Air Quality

If the Calendar Says ‘Friday,’ It’s Another Day of Hell on Varick Street