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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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Carnage

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

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Car Culture

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

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Cycle of Rage

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

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Car-Free Streets

ANALYSIS: Mayor de Blasio Has Abandoned the Open Streets ‘Program’

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Bicycle Parking

CASE CLOSED: 311 Is A Joke — Sanitation Department Edition

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CYCLE OF RAGE: What is Going On? Who’s In Charge? Why Are the Bike Lanes <I>STILL</I> A Mess 12 Days After a Storm?

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CYCLE OF RAGE: Misguided Mayoral Campaigns — In Two Simple Maps

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CYCLE OF RAGE: DOT Begins Arduous Process of Getting a Queens Community Board to Enter the 21st Century

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Car-Free Parks

White Privilege on the Upper West Side: Board Condemns Police Brutality — Then Calls for More Cops!