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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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Bicycle Safety

APP-HORRENT! Google Maps Now Helps Drivers Avoid Speed Cameras

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Andrew Cuomo

OPINION: Gov. Cuomo Is Talking Crazy About Congestion Pricing — But He May Be Crazy Like a Fox

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Bicycling

NO LAUGHING MATTER: This Whoopi Goldberg Thing is a Watershed Moment

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Arthur Schwartz

CYCLE OF RAGE: NIMBY Lawyer Arthur Schwartz Sees Himself as Jane Jacobs Fighting Robert Moses

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Andy Byford

CYCLE OF RAGE: Mr. Mayor, Commit <i>Now</i> to Retaining L-Train Improvements

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Bill de Blasio

CYCLE OF RAGE: Mayor de Blasio is Blind to the Real Terror — Cars!

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CYCLE OF RAGE: NYPD is Not Doing Enough to Crack Down on Cabbies on their Phones

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Carnage

CYCLE OF RAGE: Hey, Sixth Precinct — Cyclists Need Protection, Not Intimidation

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