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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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Gersh Kuntzman

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Cycle of Rage

CYCLE OF RAGE: The Car that Never Moves Yet Endangers Pedestrians (And is of No Concern to the NYPD)

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Cars

CYCLE OF RAGE: City’s New Chart Doesn’t Help Us Visualize the Same Old Problem with Cars

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CYCLE OF RAGE: New York City’s ‘Car-Free Earth Day’ is a Sad Joke

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Monday’s Headlines: What to Tell Your Car- and Times-Loving Friends Edition

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Carnage

CYCLE OF RAGE: Delivery Cyclist Who Had Been Left for Dead Needs Your Help

Car Culture

DOT: Cars Cars Cars Cars Car Cars Cars Carscars (Of Course, Cars Cars)

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GRIPE SESSION: Departing Council Member Cumbo Gives Parting Gift to Car Owners

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CYCLE OF RAGE: Supposedly Progressive Assembly Member in Queens Wants More Cars in Her District

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311 is a Joke: DOT Is Perfectly OK With a Blocked Bike Lane in Downtown Brooklyn

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34th Avenue Open Street

UNCIVIL WAR! Parking-Obsessed Opponents of Health, Safety and Parks Berate DOT Officials for an Hour