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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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Bicycling

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

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Carnage

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

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City Council

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

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Cycle of Rage

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

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Car Culture

Congestion Pricing Opponents Reveal They Are Completely Out of Ideas — And Easily Flustered, Too!

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Bicycle Infrastructure

Enough is Enough: Five Ways to Fix the Brooklyn Bridge Right Now

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Antonio Reynoso

Vigil for Robert Spencer — And More Demands for Polly Trottenberg to Just Build Bike Lanes

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Bill de Blasio

CYCLE OF PRAISE: Kudos to Mayor de Blasio for Supporting Congestion Pricing

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CYCLE OF RAGE: Mayor de Blasio’s War on Delivery Cyclists is Elitist and Betrays ‘Fairest City’ Boast

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CYCLE OF RAGE: Cyclists! Unite Today Against NYPD Violence and Intimidation