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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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BUZZKILL: Blue Angels ‘Tribute’ is Unwelcome Noise, Pollution and Patriotism

This piece was the work of the Streetsblog staff.

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MUST-WATCH: ‘Delivery Guys are Not Trash’ — They’re Heroes

Charles Komanoff is a national expert on congestion pricing and traffic modeling, and is the former head of Transportation Alternatives. He is a longtime Streetsblog contributor. Reach him at <a href="mailto:komanoff@gmail.com">komanoff@gmail.com</a>.

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Charles Komanoff

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KOMANOFF: It’s Earth Day — Let’s Celebrate NYC’s Cleaner Air

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Car-Free Streets

Our Social Distance ‘Machine’ Shows That Pedestrians Are Unprotected in De Blasio’s New York

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That MIT Study About the Subway Causing COVID Spread is Crap

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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WTF? Carless New Yorkers Are Being Sent To, And Turned Away From, Drive-Thru Test Sites

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Op-Ed: Protecting Transit Workers During — and After — the COVID Crisis

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Op-Ed: This Crisis Will End — Our Fight Against Cars is Only Beginning

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Op-Ed: Dear Gov. Cuomo, The Problem Is Crowding, Not ‘Density’!

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‘Our City Needs Us So We’re Here’: The Cyclists Delivering Badly-Needed Medical Supplies During COVID

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