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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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Car Culture

Mayor May Expand New NYPD Placard Rules to Other Agencies

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NYPD

EXCLUSIVE: Mayor Will Crack Down on Reckless Police Employees

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Carnage

Mayor Didn’t Crack Down on Reckless Cops, Yet Does Not Feel Responsible for Speeding Cop’s Death

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Brooklyn Precinct, Where Drag-Racing Cop Worked, Has Many Reckless Drivers

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Car Dependence

NYPD and Mayor Have Ignored Repeated Warnings About Recklessly Driving Cops

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S-Cop-Laws

Hey, Chief Chan, Here’s a Cop Who Drives Like a Sociopath!

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As City Builds ‘Green Wave,’ Cops in Downtown Brooklyn Still Fight It

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Five More Manhattan Precincts are Filled with S-Cop-Laws

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Bill de Blasio

De Blasio Now Says He is ‘Concerned’ About Reckless Cop Drivers — And Vows to Act

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Canarsie

Canarsie Cops are Some of the Most Reckless NYPD Drivers in Town