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<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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Bicycle Infrastructure

EXCLU: City to Entrepreneurs: Help Us Build a Truly Bike-Friendly City

<p>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.</p>


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Dave Colon

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Bike Sharing

Citi Bike Swamped by Unexpected Ridership Surge, Disabled Bikes

Peter Jacobsen

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Australia

The Forgotten Other Good Reason for Repealing Seattle’s Bike-Helmet Law

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Bicycling

Survey Says: City Voters Support Public Money Invested in Bike Share

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It’s War: New Bike Rental Company Ignores City ‘Cease and Desist’ Order

Doug Gordon

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OPINION: Citi Bike’s Lessons for Open Streets

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CROCK ON THE ROCK: Beryl Bails On Staten Island Bike Share, Citing COVID

Deepti Sharma

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OPINION: Envisioning a Carless Future for Eastern Queens

Tracey Capers

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Bed-Stuy

Op-Ed: Making Black Lives Matter in Street Safety

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Athletes and Celebrities

LeBron James To City: Build More Bike Lanes