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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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Bicycling

Deep Dive: The Mayor’s ‘Surface Transportation’ Panel is Heavy on Car Interests

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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Council To Mayor: Bus Service Needs Improvements, Not Cuts

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Air Quality

Two Queens Op-Eds: Keep MTA Buses Fare-Free After the Pandemic…

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Buses

The ‘Busway’ Proves Another Benefit of Car-Free Streets: Safety

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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Dave Colon

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MTA Revives Old Proposal For Busway Underneath M Train

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MTA To Late-Night Transit Riders: Via Con Dios, Have a Lyft and Uber Uber Alles

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

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Op-Ed: The Queens Bus-Network Redesign May Hurt Transit Deserts

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Buses Work Best on Car-Free Streets, MTA Data Shows

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Interview: Would-Be Mayor Scott Stringer Loves Busways, Hates Placards, and Wants an Affordable City

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The Winners And Losers in Queens Bus Network Redesign Draft