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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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Adams at the Crossroads: Mayor Touts Intersection Fixes As Road Violence Crisis Continues

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

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How Electronic ‘Eyes’ Will Patrol the Curb of the Future

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OPINION: Use Speed Cameras to Change Drivers’ Behavior

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Julianne Cuba joined Streetsblog in February, 2019, after three years covering local news and politics at The Brooklyn Paper. There, she also covered the notoriously reckless private carting industry and hit-and-runs. A 2015 graduate of Stony Brook University’s School of Journalism Master’s Program, she now lives in Brooklyn. Julianne is on Twitter at <a href="https://twitter.com/julcuba?lang=en">@julcuba</a>. Email Julianne at <a href="mailto:julianne@streetsblog.org">julianne@streetsblog.org</a>

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NO TRICK, ALL TREAT: City to Ban Cars on Some Streets for Halloween 

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