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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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NYPD

Hit-and-Run Victim Says Police Blamed Him for Being Struck by a Driver

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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Activists Ride on Friday to Disband The NYPD’s Bike-Using ‘Goon Squad’

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Will NYC’s Next Mayor Use the ‘Goon Squad’ to Shut Off Parks Access? (Probably)

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ANALYSIS: Andrew Yang Believes He Can Reform the NYPD

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Yang Unveils Placard Abuse Crackdown Plan as Adams Calls the Corruption a ‘New Paltz’ Issue

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Five Takeaways From the NYPD ‘Goon Squad’ Guidebook

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A Round and a Roundy: The NYPD Discipline Problem

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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Attorney General Sues NYPD for ‘Excessive Force,’ Cites Misuse of Bikes, Cars

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