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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

Family bike ride on Skillman

Bicycle Infrastructure

Hundreds Enjoy Sunnyside Bike Lanes As NIMBYs Lie Twice and Plot Their Next Move

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Queens Bike Lane Foes Refuse to See Reality

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Car Culture

Dear Marty Golden: This is an Opinion Column and You Are A Street Safety Menace

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Lyft Says Cars Are the Cozy Way Around Town

Bike Lanes

Marty Golden Goes Full Crazy In Attacking Proven Street Safety Improvement

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Northern Boulevard bike lane

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

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Yes, Mr. Mayor, the U.S. Open Turns Flushing Meadows Park into a Parking Lot

<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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Outlawed Abroad, Killer “Bull Bars” Are the Hot Fashion Accessory for Police Departments

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How to Not Be a Bully Behind the Wheel

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Ad Nauseam

Looking for the Fulfillment That Car Ads Promise? You Won’t Get It From Driving.