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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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CAUGHT! ‘Amazon’ Driver Steals Open Streets Barricades Forcing Suspension of Brooklyn Program

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Parks Commissioner: ‘No One Ever Asked Me About Safe Cycling in Central Park’

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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Flushing Busway Opponents Lawyer Up to Delay Project 

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ALTERNATE REALITY: Polly Trottenberg Says De Blasio’s Parking Relaxation Has Slowed Bike Lane Construction

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White Privilege on the Upper West Side: Board Condemns Police Brutality — Then Calls for More Cops!

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De Blasio Announces 13 More Miles of Open Streets, Making NYC the Nation’s Leader (Finally!)

Kamillah Hanks

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Op-Ed: The Mayor’s ‘Open Streets’ Program is Failing Staten Island

This piece was the work of the Streetsblog staff.

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Monday’s Headlines: How Were Your ‘Open Streets’ Edition?

Antonio Reynoso

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REYNOSO: Reckless Drivers and Wild West Streets Need to be Stopped Now

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Tuesday’s Headlines: A Flip-Flop We Can Get Behind Edition