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<p>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>.</p>


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Gersh Kuntzman

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Carnage

Queens Pedestrian is Dead in Notorious Car-Friendly Danger Zone

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Pedestrian Killed in Flushing — And Driver Was Not Charged

Mel Gagarin

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Bill de Blasio

Opinion: Mayor de Blasio Must Stay Course on Flushing Busway

Peter Senzamici

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Coronavirus Crisis

STOPPING COVID-19: Asian-Americans Were Way Ahead of City, State Leaders

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Police Hunt Hit-and-Run Driver Who Killed Pedestrian in Queens

Larry Penner

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Andrew Cuomo

Op-Ed: The Many Unanswered Questions About the LaGuardia AirTrain

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More Blood Spills in Queens, as Pedestrian is Killed and Driver (You Guessed It) is Not Charged

Steven Vago

Bus Rapid Transit

Flushing Hopes for its Own ‘Miracle’ on Main Street

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Bicycling

‘We Told You So!’: Crash Highlights Street Dangers in Queens

<p>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.</p>


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