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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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Department of Correction

CITY HAUL: Four Corrections Officers Busted — And Suspended — in Fake Placard Scam

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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Bicycle Safety

‘Honest Mistake’? Brooklyn DA Detective Offers Poor Excuse for the Kind of Illegal Parking that Kills Cyclists

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Corey Johnson

Pol Introduces Bill To Let Citizens Report Placard Abuse — And Win Cash!

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NYPD

What a Surprise: NYPD Breaks Law By Not Investigating Placard Abuse

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Department of Investigation

It Has Taken Months, But City DOI Finally Nabs a City Employee for Placard Abuse

Mayor Finally Just Says It: Fighting Placard-Abusing City Employees is ‘Not a Priority Right Now’

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

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Mayor Won’t Stop Teachers From Parking on School Playgrounds

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Car Culture

Survey Says: School Outdoor Space is Limited — By Cars!

This piece was the work of the Streetsblog staff.

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BUSINESS AS USUAL: Mayor, NYPD Promised To Evict Cops from Harlem Bus Stop — But Nothing Has Changed

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