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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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About That Safety Crackdown: NYPD Conducts Yet Another Tiny Enforcement Push

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INVESTIGATION: Whatever Happened to that Reckless Driver Who Totaled Brooklyn War Memorial?

This piece was the work of the Streetsblog staff.

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MARCH (PARKING) MADNESS 2022: Boogie Down Brawl Pits the Filthy 48th vs. the Fortress 50th

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MARCH (PARKING) MADNESS 2022: Two Queens Precincts That Could Go All the Way

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AW, SHUCKS: Driver in Explosive War Monument Crash with 120 Tickets Was Almost About to be Held Accountable

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MARCH (PARKING) MADNESS 2022: Which Precinct Disrespects its Neighbors the Worst?

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Crash and Explosion on Prospect Park West Destroys Beloved War Memorial

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ONE YEAR LATER: NYPD Has No Answers for Grieving Mom of Brooklyn Hit-and-Run Victim

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DOT Commish Promises Safety Improvements at Queens Intersection Where Pedestrian Was Run Over Three Times

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Teenager Who May Have Been Driving Illegally Kills Queens Pedestrian with a Massive Truck