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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 Culture

If Congestion Pricing Fails, Remember These Insane Comments by Assembly Member Rodneyse Bichotte

Charles Komanoff is a national expert on congestion pricing and traffic modeling, and is the former head of Transportation Alternatives. He is a longtime Streetsblog contributor. Reach him at <a href="mailto:komanoff@gmail.com">komanoff@gmail.com</a>.

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Charles Komanoff

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Congestion Pricing

KOMANOFF: Congestion Pricing Will NOT Fill Upper Manhattan With Suburbanites Cruising for Parking

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Air Quality

Congestion Pricing IS New York’s Green New Deal

David was Streetsblog&#8217;s do-it-all New York City beat reporter from 2015 to 2019. He returned as deputy editor in 2023 after a three-year stint at the New York Post.

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David Meyer

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MTA: Improved Subway Service Boosts Our Pitch for Congestion Pricing

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Carl Heastie

Q&A: Will Carl Heastie Lead on Congestion Pricing? Don’t Count on It.

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Amy Paulin

Has Congestion Pricing’s Moment Finally Arrived in Albany?

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Buses

No Wonder Bus Ridership is in Freefall — TransitCenter Grades 75% of Lines at ‘D’ or ‘F’

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Five Questions: Should The City Take Over the Transit System?

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SUBURBAN REVOLT! Another County Heard from as Senate Dems Protest Congestion Pricing

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Bill de Blasio

CYCLE OF PRAISE: Kudos to Mayor de Blasio for Supporting Congestion Pricing