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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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EXCLUSIVE: DOT Will Track Road Carnage Caused by SUVs

UPDATE: ‘Bikesy’ Strikes Again — Road Sign Hacked With ‘Cars are Scary’ Halloween Message!

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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Medical Examiner: Pedestrian Hit By Cyclist Died From ‘Complications’

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YULE BE PLEASED: City Plans to Help Ease Holiday Congestion in Midtown

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

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Charles Komanoff

Free Parking Isn’t Free — But Upper West Side Car Owners Want To Keep It That Way

Cy Vance

Aggressive Driving

Pols Offer New Law to Hold Reckless Drivers Accountable

Dave Colon is a reporter from Long Beach, a barrier island off of the coast of Long Island that you can bike to from the city. It’s a real nice ride.  He’s previously been the editor of Brokelyn, a reporter at Gothamist, a freelance reporter and delivered freshly baked bread by bike.

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Dave Colon

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Bike Lanes

State Sen. Zellnor Myrie on Gentrification, Master Plans and the Inherent Bias of Cops

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Corey Johnson

AIN’T SEEN NOTHING YET: Johnson’s ‘Streets Master Plan’ is Just a Start

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New Data Shows: Seriously, People, the Busway is Working!

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Bicycle Safety

BETTER LATE? De Blasio Signed Onto ‘Streets Master Plan’ Bill After He Was Let Off the Hook

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