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Mayor Reiterates Commitment to Queens Blvd. Safety Fixes Despite Delays

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Second Avenue Bike Lane Gap Won’t Be Filled This Year

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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NYPD on U.N. Bike Lane Closures: Nothing to See Here, Streetsblog

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Daniel Dromm

Council Member Danny Dromm Wants A ‘Pedestrian-Friendly’ Northern Boulevard

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Queens Blvd. Safety Upgrade Mysteriously Delayed in Forest Hills

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Queens Community Board Continues Secret Shenanigans to Raise Money to Kill Northern Boulevard Bike Lane

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Central Park West Needs Protected Bike Lane, Says CB7 Panel

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Adriano Espaillat

Unprecedented! DOT Scraps Protected Bike Lane on Dyckman Street

Ben Fried started as a Streetsblog reporter in 2008 and led the site as editor-in-chief from 2010 to 2018. He lives in Ditmas Park, Brooklyn, with his wife.

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