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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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Election 2018

State Senate District 22 Questionnaires: Andrew Gounardes vs. Ross Barkan

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Congestion Pricing

StreetsPAC Slams Marty Golden in List of Primary Endorsements

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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Lawyer: Marty Golden Wants to Silence Safe Streets Activists — Enough!

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Families for Safe Streets Activists are Marching — Well, Walking, Really — All Day Around Marty Golden’s Office

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Elections

This Election Season, StreetsPAC Brings the Speed Camera Fight Door-to-Door

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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John Flanagan

Marty Golden’s Word on Speed Cams Has Been Good for Nothing

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Andrew Cuomo

Cuomo Calls on Flanagan to Reconvene Senate and Pass Speed Cam Bill

Marty Golden’s Support for Speed Cameras Means Nothing Until He Votes for Speed Cameras

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Mark Treyger

Less Than Three Weeks Until Drivers Can Speed in NYC School Zones With Total Impunity

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Marty Golden

Marty Golden a No Show at His Office While Demonstrators Hold 24-Hour Vigil Demanding Speed Cameras