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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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Eyes on the Street

Eyes on the Street: Pilot Dockless Bike Share on Staten Island is a Joke

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Bike Sharing

JUMP’s Bikes Aren’t Showing Up in Its App on Staten Island

Staten Island’s Dockless Bike-Share Pilot Program Launched Today

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

DOT Picks Five Companies to Run Dockless Bike-Share Pilots

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.

Brad Aaron

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Brooklyn

Hit-and-Run Drivers Killed 2 People Walking in Brooklyn and Staten Island Over the Weekend

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Andrew Lanza

Trauma Doctors vs. The New York State Senate

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Carnage

Relatives of Senior Killed by Staten Island Driver Not Satisfied With NYPD Victim-Blaming

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SI Motorist Who Killed Maria Serrano Pled Guilty to Violating Victim’s Right of Way

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NYPD Rejects Request for Fatal Crash Report as “Unwarranted Invasion” of Driver’s Privacy

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SI Motorist Who Killed Senior Mary Cerqua Pleads to Violating Victim’s Right of Way

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