Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Cycle of Rage

CYCLE OF RAGE: Mayor de Blasio’s War on Delivery Cyclists is Elitist and Betrays ‘Fairest City’ Boast

By Gersh Kuntzman | Feb 20, 2019 | 20 Comments

Fairest city in America? Hardly, when we have a mayor who gleefully punishes the lowest-wage workers — whose jobs only exist because rich people hire them.

Here is the tackling incident on Thursday that will stoke rage today.

CYCLE OF RAGE: Cyclists! Unite Today Against NYPD Violence and Intimidation

By Gersh Kuntzman | Feb 8, 2019 | 16 Comments

Cyclists are angry after one of their own is tackled by a cop. But that's just a symbol of a long-simmering rage at the way bicyclists are treated in this city.

A Queens man was charged with setting 17 DOT traffic cameras on fire throughout 2020.

APP-HORRENT! Google Maps Now Helps Drivers Avoid Speed Cameras

By Gersh Kuntzman | Feb 6, 2019 | 162 Comments

The NYPD has sent a cease-and-desist letter to the ubiquitous tech giant demanding it stop aiding scofflaws.

Gov. Cuomo. Photo: Governor’s Office/Flickr

OPINION: Gov. Cuomo Is Talking Crazy About Congestion Pricing — But He May Be Crazy Like a Fox

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jan 29, 2019 | 13 Comments

Gov. Cuomo said the wrong thing about transit on Wednesday — but he said it for the right reason. In a chat with Brian Lehrer on WNYC, the governor suggested that congestion pricing must pass so that the MTA would not need to raise transit fares to cover an annual operating budget shortfall this year. […]

Last week, Goldberg made some ill-informed comments about bike lanes.

NO LAUGHING MATTER: This Whoopi Goldberg Thing is a Watershed Moment

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jan 17, 2019 | 48 Comments

Well, if nothing else, Whoopi Goldberg just showed how badly we need a bike mayor.

Arthur Schwartz. Photo: @advocat4justice/Twitter

CYCLE OF RAGE: NIMBY Lawyer Arthur Schwartz Sees Himself as Jane Jacobs Fighting Robert Moses

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jan 14, 2019 | 35 Comments

A long call with the lawyer for a group of Village residents who want bike and bus lanes removed reveals a powerful mix of delusion, elitism and wealth.

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