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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

Live from West Street: It’s NOT a Protected Bike Lane If Cars Can Park On It

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Bicycle Infrastructure

Here’s One Way to Fix Citi Bike So It Doesn’t Only Serve Rich People Who Already Live Near Subways

Jon Orcutt

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Op-Ed: Paint The Bike Lane, Dammit, Before Someone Dies!

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Bike New York to Launch New Advocacy Arm with Jon Orcutt at the Helm

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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Buses

MTA’s Staten Island Bus Overhaul Points the Way Forward for the Rest of NYC

Tanya became Streetsblog&#8217;s Capitol Hill editor in September 2010 after covering Congress for Pacifica Radios Washington bureau and for public radio stations around the country. She lives car-free in a transit-oriented and bike-friendly neighborhood of Washington, DC.

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Andy Wiley-Schwartz

The Key Human Factors That Can Lead Any City to Transform Its Streets

Angie is a Cleveland-based writer with a background in planning and newspaper reporting. She has been writing about cities for Streetsblog for six years.

Angie Schmitt

Why Aren’t American Bike-Share Systems Living Up to Their Potential?

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.

Ben Fried

Bruce Schaller

Jon Orcutt and Bruce Schaller Are Moving on From NYC DOT

Bike Sharing

New York City Sets in Motion America’s Largest Bike-Share System

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Details of Sam Schwartz’s “Fair Plan” and Other Orcutt+Komanoff Highlights