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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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Distracted Driving

UNSAFE AT ANY SPEED: NYS Is About to Make it Even Easier for Untrained Drivers to Get Licenses

Email Eve Kessler at <a href="mailto:eve@streetsblog.org">eve@streetsblog.org</a>

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Mayor de Blasio Isn’t Perfect on Talking the Vision Zero Talk — Or Walking the Walk

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Bicycle Safety

CYCLE OF RAGE: NYPD is Not Doing Enough to Crack Down on Cabbies on their Phones

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.

Angie Schmitt

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Around the Block

Oregon DOT Challenges Drivers to Avoid Using Their Phones Behind the Wheel

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We Have the Tech to Stop Distracted Driving. But Do We Have the Will?

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The Human Toll of Normalizing Distracted Driving

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Study: Drivers With Smart Phones Use Them Almost Every Time They Drive

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

Judge Bars Woman Who Killed Cyclist From Driving in NY, No Thanks to NYPD

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