streetsblog-nyc-logo-alt

streetsblog-nyc-logo-dark

lede_post_card_default

lede_post_card_stacked

lede_post_card_featured_post

lede_post_card_featured_posts_hero

lede_post_card_featured_posts_sidebar

lede_post_card_highlighted_post

lede_post_card_horizontal_a

lede_post_card_horizontal_c

lede_post_card_related_post

lede_post_card_square

lede_article_featured_16x9

lede_article_featured_3x2

lede_article_featured_1x1

lede_article_featured_flexible

lede_article_content

lede_article_content_wide_width

lede_article_content_full_width

lede_byline_avatar_post_card

lede_byline_avatar_highlight

lede_profile_coral_avatar

lede_logo

lede_logo_banner

lede_logo_footer_banner

lede_logo_simple_header

lede_sponsorship_logo

lede_sponsorship_logo_river_card

lede_sponsorship_homepage_card_logo

lede_sponsorship_homepage_card

Awesome Categories

Streetsblog Basics

Streetsblog Network

Top Categories

Covering the fight for sustainable cities

streetsblog-nyc-logo

Streetsblog New York City

Donate to Streetsblog

SB NYC Initials 16-9 crop

Support Streetsblog

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>.

gersh headshot horizontal square

Gersh Kuntzman

st johns 1

bus lanes

STRINGER AUDIT: The MTA Doesn’t Really Know if its Express Buses are Performing Well

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>

cuba headshot

Julianne Cuba

armanififtavenue

Bicycle Infrastructure

The Fifth Avenue Busway Is Stalled Exactly Where It Was Last Year

Henry Beers Shenk

Bus on Battery Bus Lane

DOT Unveils New Bus Lane on Battery Place, Improving the Staten Island Bus Commute

1ueens council roundup montage

Aggressive Driving

DECISION 2021: Meet the Council Candidates, Queens Edition (There are a LOT of Them!)

Kea Wilson has more than a dozen years of experience as a writer telling emotional, urgent and actionable stories that motivate average Americans to get involved in making their cities better places. She is also a novelist, cyclist, and affordable housing advocate. She previously worked at Strong Towns, and currently lives in St. Louis, MO. Kea can be reached at <a href="mailto:kea@streetsblog.org">kea@streetsblog.org</a> or on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/streetsblogkea">@streetsblogkea</a>.

Kea-wilson-headshot square

Kea Wilson

Electric-Bus

Schumer’s Massive $73B Bill Would Finally Boost E-Buses

This piece was the work of the Streetsblog staff.

Round SB NYC Stroke-1080px

Streetsblog

Buses pull in at 181st and St. Nicholas

Tuesday’s Headlines: Another Day, Another Busway Edition

Bus-Stop-Sign

Buses

And the Sorriest Bus Stop in North America Is…

Screen-Shot-2021-04-13-at-4.43.44-PM

SORRIEST BUS STOPS 2021 — The Finals: Québec City vs. Staten Island

Screen-Shot-2021-04-09-at-11.44.11-AM

SORRIEST BUS STOPS 2021: Chicago vs. Staten Island

Screen-Shot-2021-04-07-at-4.50.19-PM

SORRIEST BUS STOPS 2021: Québec City vs. Lower Merion Township