Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Cycle of Rage

Cops don't care — and the roads are poorly designed, says a former mayoral aide.

CYCLE OF RAGE: In Defense of Fast-Fingered Former Mayoral Aide Eric Phillips

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jul 10, 2019 | 10 Comments

Former mayoral aide Eric Phillips made a gaffe on Tuesday night — but in doing so revealed the essential truth that the de Blasio administration doesn't care about really fixing the problem of road fatalities.

A summer weekend in New York's richest neighborhoods means empty streets. So why should we care what car owners think is just?

New York is Really Awesome When the Rich People Leave and Take their Cars on Vacation

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jul 5, 2019 | 100 Comments

Car owners are an entitled, selfish class of moochers — and it's time to stop catering to them by worrying about where they park their cars.

LAUGHABLE: The NYPD is the Front Line of Mayor de Blasio’s ‘Crackdown’ on Bike Lane Parkers?

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jul 2, 2019 | 20 Comments

Mayor de Blasio's announcement that he had ordered the NYPD to crackdown on reckless drivers and cars parked in bike lanes is being ridiculed for one key reason: NYPD officers routinely drive recklessly in their personal cars and often park in bike lanes.

He puts up big signs, but undermines them frequently. Photo: Gersh Kuntzman

Mayor de Blasio Isn’t Perfect on Talking the Vision Zero Talk — Or Walking the Walk

By Gersh Kuntzman | May 31, 2019 | 7 Comments

Mayor de Blasio remains under fire for not walking the Vision Zero walk anymore — but on Friday, he showed he can't even fully talk the talk.

What is this? A parking ticket or an abuse of city power? If you ask even enlightened members of the City Council, it's the latter. Photo: David Meyer

When You’re Not Looking, Even Enlightened Pols Turn into Car Enablers

By Gersh Kuntzman | May 2, 2019 | 4 Comments

Why does the City Council defend the behavior of recidivist scofflaws? The question came up again at a hearing on Monday. Your Cycle of Rage columnist was there.

S#!t We Put Up With Every F@&%ing Day: What’s With All These Crazy Buses?

By Gersh Kuntzman | Apr 17, 2019 | 8 Comments

The morning crapshoot on Flushing Avenue is exacerbated by illegally parked buses.

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