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Barak Friedman has worked in health care for over 25 years with a focus on abdominal imaging and quality assurance system improvements. His work in health care led him to become a safe streets advocate for traffic violence prevention. Barak lives in Manhattan.

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Barak Friedman

Paul Krikler is a communications and presentations skills consultant focused on training investment and corporate professionals. Paul is a Chartered Accountant, with a degree in Natural Sciences from Cambridge University. Paul spent 21 years at Goldman Sachs in London and New York City, where he moved 25 years ago. Paul lives in Manhattan and volunteers with Transportation Alternatives.

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Paul Krikler

Janet Liff has been an advocate for complete streets for decades. The first gas crisis and Earth Day in the 1970s left its mark on her. Ever since then, she has favored biking,walking and transit over cars. She has a background in public policy and real estate and serves on the Board of StreetsPAC and is a (public) member of the Manhattan CB2 Traffic and Transportation Committee.

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Midtown

Two Paths Forward: Broadway Shows What Could Be on Fifth Avenue

Charles Komanoff is a national expert on congestion pricing and traffic modeling, and is the former head of Transportation Alternatives. He is a longtime Streetsblog contributor. Reach him at <a href="mailto:komanoff@gmail.com">komanoff@gmail.com</a>.

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Charles Komanoff

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Congestion Pricing

Komanoff: Toll Shoppers to MTA: Go Ahead, Make Our Day

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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Carnage

Brooklyn Senior Struck in Crosswalk by Driver Dies; No Charges, Says NYPD

Jonah Schwarz is a member of the Streetsblog intern class of 2023.

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Jonah Schwarz

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Does FreshDirect Need To Follow Parking Rules? The Police Don’t Seem To Think So

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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Bicycling

Eyes on the Street: City Debuts ‘Double-Lane’ Protected Bike Lane on Four Blocks of Ninth Avenue

Kevin Duggan joined Streetsblog in October, 2022, after covering transportation for amNY. Duggan has been reporting on New York since 2018, starting at Vince DiMiceli’s Brooklyn Paper, where he covered southern Brooklyn neighborhoods and, later, Brownstone Brooklyn. He is on Bluesky at <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/kevinduggan.bsky.social">@kevinduggan.bsky.social</a> and his email address is <a href="https://nyc.streetsblog.org/about/staff-board/kevin@streetsblog.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener">kevin@streetsblog.org</a>.

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Kevin Duggan

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March (Parking) Madness: The Manhattan Borough Final Pits Midtown vs. Uptown

Julianne Cuba joined Streetsblog in February, 2019, after three years covering local news and politics at The Brooklyn Paper. There, she also covered the notoriously reckless private carting industry and hit-and-runs. A 2015 graduate of Stony Brook University’s School of Journalism Master’s Program, she now lives in Brooklyn. Julianne is on Twitter at <a href="https://twitter.com/julcuba?lang=en">@julcuba</a>. Email Julianne at <a href="mailto:julianne@streetsblog.org">julianne@streetsblog.org</a>

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Julianne Cuba

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March (Parking) Madness: The Epic Battle of Midtown 

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Fifth Time’s the Charm? Advocates Wary of City’s Latest Talk of Redesigning the Ritzy Avenue 

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Queensboro Bridge Bike Boom Continues, But DOT Still Prioritizes Car Drivers Over Walkers and Cyclists

Dave Colon is a reporter from Long Beach, a barrier island off of the coast of Long Island that you can bike to from the city. It’s a real nice ride.  He’s previously been the editor of Brokelyn, a reporter at Gothamist, a freelance reporter and delivered freshly baked bread by bike.