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Covering the movement to end car dependency and improve biking, walking and transit in America.

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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’s also the writer and producer of “Murder at the Food Coop,” 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" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">archived here</a>.

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Gersh Kuntzman

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Car-Free Streets

ANALYSIS: Why De Blasio’s Open-Space Plan Failed

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U.S. Cities  Need Open Streets — But Not Like This

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NYPD

Reckless Driving is the Other COVID-19 Epidemic

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Hero of the Week: The Cyclist Who Calls Placard-Abusing Cops ‘Assholes’

Martin Samoylov

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NYPD Targets Blacks and Latinos for ‘Jaywalking’ Tickets

Julia Metraux

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Fare evasion

Beating Victim: Don’t Add Subway Police for Me!

Liam Jeffries

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Ticketing Injured Cyclist is a New Low for NYPD

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Car Dependence

Half-a-BILLION Wasted in Reckless Driving by City Workers

Email Dave Colon at <a href="mailto:dcolon@streetsblog.org">dcolon@streetsblog.org</a>

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Dave Colon

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New Math: MTA Will Spend $249M to Save $200M on Fare Evasion

This story is the work of the Streetsblog staff.

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Cyclist: Driver Nearly Killed Me — Then Cops Blamed Me