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Streetfilms: ‘Talking Public Spaces’ in the Meatpacking District

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OPINION: New Yorkers Deserve Trash-Free Sidewalks

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Vision Zero Cities Op-Ed: Lessons from Britain’s ‘School Streets’

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

SOLVED: City Must Reduce Carmaggedon By Eliminating Free Parking, Re-Imagining Public Space

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Sanitation Dept. Urged to Get Garbage out of Pedestrians’ Way

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Livable Streets

Open Plans Brings on Three New Hires in Fight for Livable Streets

Paul Krikler is a communications and presentations skills consultant focused on training investment and corporate professionals. Paul is a Chartered Accountant, with a degree in Natural Sciences from Cambridge University. Paul spent 21 years at Goldman Sachs in London and New York City, where he moved 25 years ago. Paul lives in Manhattan and volunteers with Transportation Alternatives.

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Paul Krikler

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Bicycling

DOT ‘Happy to Think About’ a Third Avenue ‘Boulevard’ Approach: Advocates

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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Please Stay On The Grass: More Absorbent Streets Could Mean Less Catastrophically Flooded Subways

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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Julianne Cuba

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Aggressive Driving

DECISION 2021: Meet the Council Candidates, Queens Edition (There are a LOT of Them!)

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OPINION: Citi Bike’s Lessons for Open Streets