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Car Culture

Yes, Mr. Mayor, the U.S. Open Turns Flushing Meadows Park into a Parking Lot

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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It’s The First Day Of School, Er, School Double-Parking Season, We Mean

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Ninth Street Bike Lane Blocker Speaks — But Reveals Only That The City Gives Away The Store To Car Owners

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Andrew Hevesi

City Loading Zone Plan Will Help Ease Traffic On Austin Street In Queens — But Local Pols Still Oppose It

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Clear Curbs

City Abandons “Clear Curbs” Program That Reduced Traffic Congestion And Made Roosevelt Avenue Safer

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

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Starting Next Month, DOT Will Adjust Citywide Parking Meter Rates for the First Time Since 2011

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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Jacksonville Gets Soaked By Bad Parking Garage Deals

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Help Wanted: Send Us Your Pictures Of Dangerous Double-Parking By Delivery Trucks

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American Cities Are Drowning in Car Storage

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Department of Buildings

NYC Is Littered With Dangerous Parking Lots Like the One Where Luz Gonzalez Was Killed