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<p>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>.</p>


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April 1

EXCLUSIVE: Citi Bike to Add E-Tandems to Fleet on April 1

APRIL FOOL!

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EXCLUSIVE: City to Ban Teslas, Citing Lithium-Ion Battery Fires

<p>This piece was the work of the Streetsblog staff.</p>


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De Blasio To Announce Car-Free Lower Manhattan Today!

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NYPD Arrests 7,000 Cops in Overnight Crackdown on Placard Abusers