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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 Contemplating Revolutionary, Pro-Cycling, Long-Overdue Rule Changes

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Brad Lander

‘A Muscular Approach’: Mayor Doubles Down on NYPD Involvement in Traffic Stops, Dismisses Lander Proposal

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Lander: Get NYPD Out of Traffic Stops, Crash Investigations

Julianne Cuba joined Streetsblog in February, 2019, after three years covering local news and politics at The Brooklyn Paper. There, she also covered the notoriously reckless private carting industry and hit-and-runs. A 2015 graduate of Stony Brook University’s School of Journalism Master’s Program, she now lives in Brooklyn. Julianne is on Twitter at <a href="https://twitter.com/julcuba?lang=en">@julcuba</a>. Email Julianne at <a href="mailto:julianne@streetsblog.org">julianne@streetsblog.org</a>

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Julianne Cuba

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Pols to Mayor: Cops Are Weaponizing Bikes. End this Now.

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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Bicycle Infrastructure

DOT Commissioner Says She Feels Comfortable Riding on Unprotected Roads, But Newbie Cyclists Don’t

Brad Lander is a council member representing Park Slope, Windsor Terrace and Kensington in Brooklyn.

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Opinion: Let the Schools Use the Streets

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The Coming Carmageddon: Will Our Leaders Solve NYC’s Transportation Problem?

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ROAD RAGE: More Than 1,000 Drivers This Year Already Meet the High Standard as ‘Reckless’

This piece was the work of the Streetsblog staff.

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SHOCKER: Mayor’s Budget Does Not Include Funding for ‘Reckless Driver’ Law