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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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Bicycling

New City Hall Excuse for Squeezing Pedestrians on QBB: It’s More Work Than You Think!

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#StuckAtDOT

OUT OF EXCUSES: Council Members Offer DOT Money for QBB Security Fence

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

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Bicycle Infrastructure

Pedestrianize ‘Main Street’ To Save It, Says Comptroller (and Mayoral Hopeful) Scott Stringer

Samuel Santaella is a bike and transit activist in Queens who volunteers for Riders Alliance and Transportation Alternatives.

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Samuel Santaella

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Opinion: Gridlock Sam’s Ribbon Bridges Are Growing on Me

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

Advocates Cool to Proposed Cyclist, Pedestrian Bridges

NO_SOCIAL_DISTANCE on Queensboro Bridge

Bike NY

EXCUSES, EXCUSES: DOT Offers Entirely New Rationale for Not Making 59th St. Bridge Safe for Peds, Cyclists

Lauren Rushing

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Amsterdam

Op-Ed: Four Ideas To Bolster Cycling During the COVID-19 Crisis and Beyond

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No, Seriously, DOT, Give Cyclists and Pedestrians Emergency Space on the Queensboro Bridge

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Astoria

DOT Debuts Plans for Protected Bike Lanes on Crescent and 31st Streets in Astoria

Ben Kallos

Streetfilms: Yes, the Bike/Ped Situation on the Queensboro Bridge Is That Bad!

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