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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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Car-Free Streets

TODAY: Council to Pass Law Mandating Fuller, Bolder Open Streets Program

This piece was the work of the Streetsblog staff.

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Tuesday’s Headlines: Another Day, Another Busway Edition

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Bill de Blasio

A Round and a Roundy: Bullies Are Destroying Sleepy de Blasio’s Open Streets ‘Program’

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BUDGET DAY: Mayor Proposes Small Money for Open Streets, But Big Bucks to Finish the Manhattan Greenway

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Mayoral Hopeful Donovan: City’s Open Streets Program is ‘Failing’ Due to De Blasio Incompetence

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Wednesday’s Headlines: ‘It Wasn’t Us!’ Edition

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Bike Sharing

OPINION: Citi Bike’s Lessons for Open Streets

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Tuesday’s Headlines: People Should Not Assault Open Streets Volunteers Edition

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ANALYSIS: Mayor de Blasio Has Abandoned the Open Streets ‘Program’

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.