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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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Bicycle Infrastructure

NYPD on U.N. Bike Lane Closures: Nothing to See Here, Streetsblog

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Madison Lyden Gets a White ‘Ghost Bike’ — Will NYC Cyclists Get Safety?

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UPDATE! Manhattan Community Board to City: Get Real on L-Train Plan

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Flip-Flop on Dyckman Street: Anatomy of a Bike Lane Debacle

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Bike Lanes

NYPD Cop to Cyclist: I Didn’t Ticket That Truck in the Bike Lane Because My Supervisor Told Me Not To

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Madison Lyden Died On Central Park West Because the City ‘Failed Her’

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Bicycle Parking

Oonee, a Safe Bike Parking Pod, Coming Soon to Lower Manhattan

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

Private Trash Hauler Kills Madison Jane Lyden, 23, Biking on Central Park West

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Manhattan

Street Cheats: Who Needs a Placard When You’ve Got Law Enforcement Swag?

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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David Meyer

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Uber Driver Who Careened Into Store, Injuring Three, Lacked a Valid License