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Bicycling

Dangers Mount With Crashes, Conflicts on Queensboro Bridge

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Op-Ed: These Five Manhattan Streets Need Safety Fixes Now!

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Andrew Cuomo

Op-Ed: The ‘Customer’ Is Always Right — Except When Being Called ‘Customer’

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Manhattan Community Board Backs DOT Plan for More Protected Bike Lanes

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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CYCLE OF RAGE: Cyclists! Unite Today Against NYPD Violence and Intimidation

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After Cyclist is Killed on Eighth Avenue, NYPD Cracks Down…On Cyclists!

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Brooklyn Bridge

Mayor and NYPD Admit Failure During Holiday Pedestrian Gridlock

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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Second Avenue Bike Lane Gap Won’t Be Filled This Year

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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Manhattan

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Brad Aaron began writing for Streetsblog in 2007, after years as a reporter, editor, and publisher in the alternative weekly business. Brad adopted New York&#8217;s dysfunctional traffic justice system as his primary beat for Streetsblog. He lives in Manhattan.

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Eyes on the Street: NYPD Cedes 29th Street Protected Bike Lane to Illegally Parked Drivers

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