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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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Massive Assault Truck with Theft Vest, Placard Belongs to a Liar, MTA Says

Noah Martz

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FIRST PERSON: How I Got a Traffic Agent to Write a Ticket Against a Placard Perp!

Joseph Tedeschi

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AWM: New York City’s Ultimate Placard Mystery

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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Eric Adams

UNMASKED: NYPD Van Driver Pulled Over for Obscured License Plate 

This piece was the work of the Streetsblog staff.

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Thursday’s Headlines: Eternal Darkness of the Placard Class Edition

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No Courtesy, Professionalism or Respect for the Dead: Funeral Homes Blast Placard Abuse

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UH, THANKS: City Will Turn a Dead-End Block into a Plaza … But Only When Placarded Teachers Go on Recess

Lincoln Restler

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OPINION: Why We Must Eliminate Placards — And Here’s How We’ll Do It

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Broad Coalition Demands Mayor Adams Properly Manage New York’s Busiest Places: The Curb

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Manhattan Pol to NYPD: Follow the Law on Placard Misuse

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