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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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Carnage

20th Precinct Chief Wanted to Arrest Taxi Driver Who Killed Madison Lyden — But Cy Vance Said No

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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Bicycle Infrastructure

Madison Lyden Died On Central Park West Because the City ‘Failed Her’

Bicycle Safety

TransAlt Hosts Memorial Ride For Madison Lyden Past Spot on Central Park West Where Garbage Truck Driver Killed Her

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Bicycling

Helen Rosenthal Calls for Two-Way Protected Bike Lane on Central Park West

Ben Fried started as a Streetsblog reporter in 2008 and led the site as editor-in-chief from 2010 to 2018. He lives in Ditmas Park, Brooklyn, with his wife.

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Private Trash Hauler Kills Madison Jane Lyden, 23, Biking on Central Park West

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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Truckers Keep Killing and Maiming With Illegal Oversized Rigs. NYPD Keeps Blaming Victims.

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CB 7 Committee Wants More Concrete Pedestrian Islands in Amsterdam Ave Redesign

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Safer Bikeways Slated for Columbus Circle and Amsterdam Avenue

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Helen Rosenthal Isn’t Leveling With Her Constituents About E-Bikes

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Bill de Blasio

E-Bikes Are Banned in NYC, But Crush a Man With an Illegal Big Rig and de Blasio Won’t Care

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