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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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Brooklyn Bridge

Drivers, Pedestrians are Already Trashing the Brooklyn Bridge Bike Path

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34th Avenue Open Street

DOT Deploys Planters to Beautify and Secure City’s ‘Gold Standard’ Open Street

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Bicycling

Will New Brooklyn Bridge Bike Path Also Reform a Notorious Placard Zone?

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Liam Jeffries

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Eyes on the Street: East Side Crosstown Bike Lanes Re-Emerge

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Eyes on the Street: Cops are Undermining Safety on Columbus Ave.

Henry Beers Shenk

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Bike Lanes

EYES ON THE STREET: City Destroys Brooklyn Greenway During Unrelated Construction Project

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bus lanes

DOT Unveils New Bus Lane on Battery Place, Improving the Staten Island Bus Commute

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Brooklyn

Eyes on the Street: DOT’s Meeker Ave. Bike Lane Plan Finally Attacks Parking (Well, Some of It)

Mars van Grunsven

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Of All the Places: Placard Perps Park Wherever they Want Near the Tow Pound

<p>Email Eve Kessler at <a href="mailto:eve@streetsblog.org">eve@streetsblog.org</a></p>


Eve Kessler

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EYES ON THE STREET: How Hoboken Has Eliminated Traffic Deaths

Eyes on the Street