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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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Bicycling

DOT Criticized for One-Way Central Park West Protected Bike Lane Plan

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

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Manhattan Board Rejects DOT Rotunda Plan

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Bicycle Infrastructure

Op-ed: DOT Rebuffs Community on Riverside Park Rotunda Traffic Safety

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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Upper West Side Panel Demands End to Free On-Street Parking

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Bike Lanes

DOT’S CPW PBL is OTW (LOL?)

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: Congestion Pricing Will NOT Fill Upper Manhattan With Suburbanites Cruising for Parking

Back to The Drawing Board: DOT Reconsidering Its Dangerous 79th Street Rotunda Upgrade

Op-Ed: Here’s a Better, Cheaper and Safer 79th Street Rotunda Plan

DOT’s $200-Million Rotunda Fix Leaves Cyclists in Danger

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Mystery Solved: DOT Finds Madison Lyden’s ‘Ghost’ Bike — In Its Own Warehouse!

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