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City Announces New Open Streets Coming This Summer 

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Thursday’s Headlines: Defend Open Streets Edition

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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Parks Commish Was ‘Impressed’ By 34th Avenue Open Street, But Will Defer to DOT

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DOT Offers Three Proposals to Finally Improve Bus Service on Fordham Road

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OPINION: It is Time to Revive the 34th Street Busway

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‘Apolline’s Garden’ is a Go, DOT Commissioner Says

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SEE IT! Mayor Adams Visits 34th Avenue — But His Plans for ‘Gold Standard’ Open Street Remain Unclear

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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Mayor Adams Says He Didn’t Give the Order to Erase Fort Greene Open Street

WHAT A DAY: City Erased a Popular Fort Greene Open Street — Then Reinstalled it After Protests

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BY THE NUMBERS: Car-Free Streets are Simply Safer, Data Continue to Show