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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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Hochul Signs Speed Camera Bill, Citing Streetsblog’s Coverage of Unsafe School Streets

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City Will Rein in Speeding Staten Islanders with Hylan Boulevard ‘Road Diet’

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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The Blame Game: City Pols Didn’t Back Bill Allowing NYC to Control its Own Speed Limits, State Lawmakers Say 

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THE ALBANY REPORT: A Historic, Yet Deeply Disappointing, Glass-Half-Empty Legislative Session

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Amid Epic Crisis of Road Deaths, Some Members of the City Council Still Oppose Speed Cameras

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Update: Jeep Driver Kills 1-Year-Old on Staten Island and Is Later Charged

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Andrew Gounardes

Albany Deal Extends Speed Cameras, But Sacrifices the Bill’s Boldest Provisions

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ALBANY NOTEBOOK: Mayor Treks Upstate, But Speed Cameras are Still at Risk of Expiring

This piece was the work of the Streetsblog staff.

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Eric Adams

Monday’s Headlines: Home Rule Week Edition

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Not Just Albany: Council Members Also Wary on Speed Cameras … Unless Mayor Allocates Money to their Districts

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