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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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Buses

BREAKING: City to Keep 14th Street ‘Busway’ Plan Despite No L-Train Shutdown

David was Streetsblog&#8217;s do-it-all New York City beat reporter from 2015 to 2019. He returned as deputy editor in 2023 after a three-year stint at the New York Post.

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David Meyer

Andrew Cuomo

MTA Says Buses Are The Best Bet on 14th St. During the L Slowdown — But Busway Remains In Flux

NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio rides the Westbound M23 Select Bus Service and delivers remarks about improving bus service on Friday October, 20, 2017. Edwin J. Torres/Mayoral Photography Office.

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City Unveils Steps to Meet Its Commitment to Faster Bus Speeds

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Andrew Gounardes

Robbin’ Hoods! Brooklyn Pols Would Swipe Money From MTA And Give It To Verrazzano Drivers

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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Julianne Cuba

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Ben Kallos

Congestion Pricing Critic Gets the Spotlight During Public Hearing

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No Wonder Bus Ridership is in Freefall — TransitCenter Grades 75% of Lines at ‘D’ or ‘F’

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Carolyn Maloney

Pol: State Legislature Can Mandate Now-Scrubbed L-Pocalypse Improvements

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Bus Rapid Transit

EDC: LOL, BQX Not DOA, OK?

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Congestion Pricing

BREAKING: Mayor de Blasio Endorses Congestion Pricing as Part of Cuomo MTA Takeover

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