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Upper East Side Community Board Votes for Crosstown Bike Lanes

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It’s Official: Central Park Owl Died in Truck Onslaught

Birders Screech at Central Park Conservancy on Owl-icide

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Details Emerge: Beloved Owl Killed by Pick-up Truck Driver in Central Park!

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A Round and a Roundy: When Plan A and Plan B are Unacceptable

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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LONG OVERDUE: Mayor Acknowledges His Failure to Provide Safe Cycling Routes through Central Park

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Central Park Boss Will Consider Activists’ Dream of Safe Cross-Park Routes

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Parks Commissioner: ‘No One Ever Asked Me About Safe Cycling in Central Park’