streetsblog-nyc-logo-alt

streetsblog-nyc-logo-dark

lede_post_card_default

lede_post_card_stacked

lede_post_card_featured_post

lede_post_card_featured_posts_hero

lede_post_card_featured_posts_sidebar

lede_post_card_highlighted_post

lede_post_card_horizontal_a

lede_post_card_horizontal_c

lede_post_card_related_post

lede_article_featured_16x9

lede_article_featured_3x2

lede_article_featured_flexible

lede_article_content

lede_article_content_wide_width

lede_article_content_full_width

lede_byline_avatar_post_card

lede_byline_avatar_highlight

lede_profile_coral_avatar

lede_logo

lede_logo_banner

lede_logo_footer_banner

lede_logo_simple_header

lede_sponsorship_logo

lede_sponsorship_logo_river_card

lede_sponsorship_homepage_card_logo

lede_sponsorship_homepage_card

Streetsblog Basics

Streetsblog Network

Top Categories

Covering the fight for sustainable cities

streetsblog-nyc-logo

Streetsblog New York City

Donate to Streetsblog

SB NYC Initials 16-9 crop

Support Streetsblog

The views of the editorial board are not reflective of the staff of Streetsblog.

old typewriter with streetsblog

Streetsblog Editorial Board

postal service truck with williamson

Carnage

Tuesday’s Headlines: From the Assignment Desk Edition

Christopher Brimer

jeff williamson with postal truck

Bicycling

Opinion: The Driver Who Killed My Husband is Going on Trial; I Don’t Expect Much

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>.

gersh headshot horizontal square

Gersh Kuntzman

doyle car 4

Cycle of Rage

CYCLE OF RAGE: The Human Cost of ‘Criminal Mischief’

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>

cuba headshot

Julianne Cuba

alexavileslastmile

Pols and Advocates Demand City Crack Down on Last-Mile Facilities 

This piece was the work of the Streetsblog staff.

Round SB NYC Stroke-1080px

Streetsblog

car crash on bridge

City Council

From the Assignment Desk: Open Plans Helps Get You Ready for Tuesday’s Council ‘Vision Zero’ Hearing

dan goldman cadillac with scofflaw

Traffic Enforcement

Monday’s Headlines: Another Entitled Reckless Jerk Edition

speeding car with chart

Data: Unreadable Plates Soared Last Year, Foiling Speed and Red-Light Cameras

Doug Gordon

complete street gordon vs paladino

Opinion: Debunking the Lies of Vickie Paladino is Crucial to Understanding the Bikelash

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.

dave colon headshot

Dave Colon

Row of toll evasion cars

Big Catch: MTA Nabs Almost $1M from Toll Evaders in One Day

white car plate before with white and klein

license plates

EXCLU: Driver Who Sicced NYPD on Lawyer Adam White For ‘Criminal Mischief’ on Defaced Plate is Cop-Adjacent