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Starchitect David Rockwell Sketches Out New York’s Parking-Free Future

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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Parks Department Closes Environmental Facility to Create a Parking Lot

Clarence Eckerson Jr. is the Director of Video Production for NYCSR&#8217;s StreetFilms and producer of bikeTV. He loves the color purple, chocolate chip cookies, and enjoys walking, biking, and taking transit. He has never owned a driver&#8217;s license.

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Opinion: The Next Mayor Must Commit to Removing Thousands of ‘Parking’ Spaces

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A Round and a Roundy: The DOT Dot Does it Again

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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De Blasio Says, ‘Busways? Busways? But I Fixed Alternate-Side Parking!’

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

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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’

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