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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>.

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Gersh Kuntzman

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Cycle of Rage

CYCLE OF RAGE: The Streetsblog Hot Take on Steve Bannon’s Surrender

Nicole A. Murray

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Car Dependence

OPINION: The Real ‘Cash Grab’ Isn’t Congestion Pricing — It’s Car Culture

Baruch Herzfeld lives in Crown Heights and is a lifelong New Yorker. He and his wife have four children, including six-year-old triplets. He currently works at Popwheels, a company he co-founded, which is building a safe e-bike battery swap network throughout New York City.

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Baruch Herzfeld

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Bicycle Safety

OPINION: Here’s Some Solutions to NYCHA’s E-Bike Battery Woes

Chris Sanders

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Bicycle Infrastructure

OPINION: Central Harlem Needs a Bikeway—Right Now

Paul Krikler is a communications and presentations skills consultant focused on training investment and corporate professionals. Paul is a Chartered Accountant, with a degree in Natural Sciences from Cambridge University. Paul spent 21 years at Goldman Sachs in London and New York City, where he moved 25 years ago. Paul lives in Manhattan and volunteers with Transportation Alternatives.

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Paul Krikler

Carl Mahaney is a livable streets advocate and the parent of a bike riding second grader. He’s the director of <a href="https://www.streetopia.city/">StreetopiaUWS</a>.

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Bicycling

OPINION: We Need a River-to-River Crosstown Bike Network in Manhattan

Jacob deCastro

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Op/Ed

OPINION: Want to Prevent Flooding? Turn ‘Parking’ Into Greenspace

Nicole Gelinas

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congestion pricing

POINT: What Congestion Pricing Accomplishes — and What it Doesn’t

John Surico (<a href="https://twitter.com/JohnSurico" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@johnsurico</a>) lives in Astoria and teaches journalism at New York University. He is the Senior Fellow for Climate and Opportunity at Center for Urban Future, a leading think tank in New York City, and the chairperson of the 31st Avenue Open Street Collective, Inc., in Queens.

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John Surico

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Composting

OPINION: With Composting, Give the People More Options

This piece was the work of the Streetsblog staff.

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Carolyn Maloney

In Her Own Words: Mom of Cyclist Fatally Struck on Upper East Side Demands Safe, Crosstown Lanes 

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Bike Lanes

Carolyn Maloney: Here’s Why I Should Be Elected in the New 12th District