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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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Brooklyn

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

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Bicycle Infrastructure

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

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

Here’s the DOT Plan for a Safer Ninth Street in Park Slope

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Eyes on the Street: Course Correction on the Dean Street Bike Lane

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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Brooklyn DA Eric Gonzalez Indicts Driver Who Killed Two Kids on 9th Street for Manslaughter

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Brad Lander

Hundreds of Parents and Children Demand Action From de Blasio to Stop Drivers From Killing Kids

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Eric Adams

State Reps Intro Bills to Prevent Speeding and Keep Dangerous Drivers Off the Streets

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Trottenberg: DOT Will Redesign Ninth Street With Protected Bike Lanes

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