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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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Coronavirus Crisis

The Final Phase of the Queens Boulevard Safety Redesign is On Ice For This Year At Least

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Ben Kallos

Don’t Let Coronavirus Prevent NYC from Buying Small Snowplows (…Wait, Wut?)

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Bicycle Infrastructure

Eyes on the Street: Drivers Destroyed a Protected Bike Lane … in 24 Hours!

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Bicycling

Brooklyn Rides de Blasio’s ‘Green Wave’ with 10 Miles of PBLs This Year

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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Dave Colon

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Activists Make Music To Demand DOT Fix Sixth Avenue’s ‘Road To Nowhere’

Samuel Santaella is a bike and transit activist in Queens who volunteers for Riders Alliance and Transportation Alternatives.

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Samuel Santaella

Woodhaven Boulevard, Queens

Op-Ed: Let’s Build Bus and Bike Infrastructure Together

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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Julianne Cuba

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Bicycle Safety

City To Create Protected Bike Lanes During U.N. General Assembly

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Bike Lanes

CPW Resident To Condo Board: Your Bike Lane Suit Is Out of Order

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DADDY MOREBUCKS: Rich Upper West Siders Seek Cash to Continue Bike Lane Fight

Amanda Berry

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EXCLUSIVE: Madison Lyden’s Mom to Central Park West Bike Lane Foes: ‘Shame on You!’

Protected Bike Lanes