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71st vs 75th

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March (Parking) Madness: The Brooklyn Borough Final is East New York’s to Lose

Kevin Duggan joined Streetsblog in October, 2022, after covering transportation for amNY. Duggan has been covering New York since 2018 after getting his masters in journalism from Dublin City University in Ireland. After some freelancing, he landed a job with Vince DiMiceli’s Brooklyn Paper, where he covered southern Brooklyn neighborhoods and, later, Brownstone Brooklyn. He’s on Twitter at <a href="https://twitter.com/kduggan16">@kduggan16</a>. And his email address is <a href="https://nyc.streetsblog.org/about/staff-board/kevin@streetsblog.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener">kevin@streetsblog.org</a>.

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Kevin Duggan

43rd vs 47th

March (Parking) Madness: It’s Time for the Bronx Borough Final

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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City Begins Long Process of Making it Harder to Evade Speed Cameras

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March (Parking) Madness: The 102nd vs 106th is an Epic Battle for the Soul of Queens

John Surico (<a href="https://twitter.com/JohnSurico" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@johnsurico</a>) lives in Astoria and teaches journalism at New York University. He is the Senior Fellow for Climate and Opportunity at Center for Urban Future, a leading think tank in New York City, and the chairperson of the 31st Avenue Open Street Collective, Inc., in Queens.

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John Surico

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After a Child’s Death, Can Newtown Road Be Reimagined?

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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‘Major Victory’: Drivers Getting Nabbed With Fewer Speeding Tickets: City 

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

100th vs 101th

March (Parking) Madness: Bash at the Beach

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Brooklyn

Driver Who Killed 3-Month-Old Baby is Offered Nine Years in Plea Deal

9th vs 26th

East Village

March (Parking) Madness: Manhattan’s Most Respectful Precincts Still Have Issues

84th vs 75th

March (Parking) Madness: A Clash of Two Disgusting Titans in Brooklyn

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