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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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Andrew Cuomo

CYCLE OF RAGE: Forget Your Vanity Plates, Andrew, And Make Drivers Use These

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

Eve Kessler

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Who Is the MTA Board? Not Anyone Most Transit Riders Would Recognize…

Dave Colon is a reporter from Long Beach, a barrier island off of the coast of Long Island that you can bike to from the city. It’s a real nice ride.  He’s previously been the editor of Brokelyn, a reporter at Gothamist, a freelance reporter and delivered freshly baked bread by bike.

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Dave Colon

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Secret MTA Reorganization Plan is Actually Quite Public, MTA Chair Says

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The Rumor Mill: Separating Fact from Fiction in Andrew Cuomo’s Bid to Sideline Andy Byford

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Transit Advocates to Cuomo: Don’t Keep Us in the Dark

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Op-Ed: The ‘Customer’ Is Always Right — Except When Being Called ‘Customer’

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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MTA Says Buses Are The Best Bet on 14th St. During the L Slowdown — But Busway Remains In Flux

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Amy Paulin

A Slippery Slope: Do Albany’s Congestion Toll Exemptions Set A Dangerous Precedent?

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With Legislators’ Push, Cuomo Agrees to 460 More Speed Cams Than He Wanted

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Has Congestion Pricing’s Moment Finally Arrived in Albany?