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David was Streetsblog&#8217;s do-it-all New York City beat reporter from 2015 to 2019. He returned as deputy editor in 2023 after a three-year stint at the New York Post.

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EXCLUSIVE: Sunset Park Nixed From de Blasio’s Brooklyn-Queens Streetcar Fantasy

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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Brooklyn

Ninth Street Bike Lane Blocker Speaks — But Reveals Only That The City Gives Away The Store To Car Owners

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Could A Major Fix for the Prospect Expressway Be On “Deck”?

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UPDATE! A Single Car is Ruining the City’s New Ninth Street Bike Lane

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CYCLE OF RAGE: Street Redesigns Are Great — But They Fall Apart Without NYPD

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Ninth Street Protected Bike Lane Taking Shape, Albeit With Narrower-Than-Normal Bike Lanes

Ben Fried started as a Streetsblog reporter in 2008 and led the site as editor-in-chief from 2010 to 2018. He lives in Ditmas Park, Brooklyn, with his wife.

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Bicycling

Eyes on the Street: The Plant-Based Solution to Bike Lane Blockage

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DOT Aims to Beef Up North Brooklyn Bike Network Ahead of L Train Shutdown

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City Planning Minor Tweak to Vanderbilt Avenue, a Major Cycling Thoroughfare [Updated]

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