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ANALYSIS: The Mayor’s State of the City: Something For Everyone (But Not Enough)

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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Cycle of Rage

The End of ‘Criminal Mischief’? A Reflection on Three Months of Field Work

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Department of Education

How Much Does DOT Spend to Keep Kids Safe Outside of Schools? The Agency Won’t Say.

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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Street Safety

Tipster Sues NYPD for Harassment Over 311 Complaints about Illegal Parking

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VISION ZERO 2022: More Dead Kids, More Crashes in Known Danger Zones

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Bicycling

FINALLY: DOT Says it Will Redesign Unprotected Portion of Ninth St. as Cyclists Stage ‘Die-In’

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Ninth Street Cyclists Share Their Stories of Fear 

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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Carnage

KOMANOFF: Listening to Lehrer Helps Understand The Mindset Keeping our Streets Unsafe

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SAFETY LAST: DOT Under Fire to Finish Ninth Street Redesign after Sixth Fatality in 18 Years

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City Council

ANALYSIS: Council’s Transportation Committee Has Little to Show in First Year