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Op-Ed: Ticketing an Unresponsive Cyclist is a New Low for NYPD

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Cyclist: I Was Nearly Murdered by a Driver — Then Cops Traumatized Me All Over Again

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 Probing Cop Who Smashed Teen’s Bike

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Cops Who Confiscated Bikes Carried Out ‘Racist Policy’ — And Don’t Even Know the Law They Cited

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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One of the Most Reckless Cops in the City Works at Park Slope’s 78th Precinct

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Cop Tackles Cyclist in Midtown — And It’s All Caught on Camera!

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I Was Hit By a Driver — Then a Cop Blamed Me

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.

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Jacksonville Police, Under Fire for Racist Jaywalking Enforcement, Refuse to Reassess