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Staten Island Group Wants Safety Measure that City DOT Doesn’t Like

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

Video Shows Police Chase Preceded Horrific Crash on Staten Island

Email Eve Kessler at <a href="mailto:eve@streetsblog.org">eve@streetsblog.org</a>

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Port Authority Study Could Lead to More Traffic Jams on Outerbridge Crossing

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SUMMERTIME BLUES: There is Still No Bike Share on Staten Island — And None on the Horizon

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Staten Island Dem Hopeful Wants to Keep Speed Cameras — And Spend the Revenue on Safety Improvements

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Council Elections 2021

DECISION 2021: A Three-District Battle for Staten Island!

Henry Beers Shenk

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DOT Unveils New Bus Lane on Battery Place, Improving the Staten Island Bus Commute

Jesse Coburn was an investigative reporter at Streetsblog from 2021 to 2024. His <a href="https://www.streetsblogprojects.org/ghost-tags-index">series</a> on the black market for temporary license plates led to enacted or proposed laws in three states and won the George Polk Award. The series was also a finalist for the Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting. His work has also received awards from IRE, the Overseas Press Club Foundation, the Sidney Hillman Foundation, the Deadline Club, the Sigma Awards, and the Silurians Press Club.

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Jesse Coburn

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Queens

ANALYSIS: City’s Most Car-Centric Neighborhoods are Supporting Eric Adams

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Another Staten Island Pedestrian Has Been Killed — And the Driver is Not Charged

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