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Before joining Streetsblog, Sophia Lebowitz was a filmmaker and journalist covering transportation and culture in New York City.

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Sophia Lebowitz

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Simcha Felder, Longtime Orthodox Brooklyn Pol and Street Safety Foe, is M.I.A. After Speeding Driver Kills Three

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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Fact-Check: E-Bikes Cause Very Few Injuries

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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Eyes On The Street: Great B82 SBS Service Hurt by Cars, Golden, Felder

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Meet Blake Morris — The Man Who Wants To Take Down Simcha Felder

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.

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A Hit-and-Run Driver Killed a Woman in Simcha Felder’s District Two Days After NYC Was Forced to Shut Off Speed Cameras

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Watch Simcha Felder Run From a Mother Who Lost Her Child to a Speeding Driver

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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Momentum Is Building for More NYC Speed Cameras, and You Can Help

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Will DOT and the MTA Prioritize Parking Over Tens of Thousands of B82 Riders?

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Marty Golden and 5 Democrats Want to Block Better Bus Service on Kings Highway

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Drivers Out of Control Near Your Local School? Thank Simcha Felder and Senate Republicans

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