Gersh Kuntzman
Educated at the Sorbonne and the Yale School of Drama, Gersh Kuntzman is obviously not the person being described here. We're talking about tabloid legend Gersh Kuntzman, who 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. Email Gersh at gersh@streetsblog.org
Recent Posts
Ignore the NIMBYs and See Sunnyside’s Bike Lanes in Action
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One day after 150 pro-parking cranks rallied in Sunnyside to protest safer roadways in their neighborhood, Streetfilms auteur Clarence Eckerson Jr. posted a counterpoint: the city's Safer Skillman plan in action.
Delancey Street Bikeway: Two Steps Forward, a Half-Step Back
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Things are getting better for Delancey Street cyclists, but more needs to be done before the L-pocalypse.
Paris Leads ‘Vision Zero’ New York With Pedestrianized City Center
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Yet another European city — this time, Paris — is showing us just how narrow Mayor de Blasio's Vision Zero really is.
CYCLE OF RAGE: Hey, Sixth Precinct — Cyclists Need Protection, Not Intimidation
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A nasty tweet reads like a declaration of war by the Sixth Precinct against city cyclists. Our editor calls out West Village cops — and their commanding officer Robert O'Hare — for having zero vision instead of Vision Zero.
Sweetheart Deal for Amazon Includes Tiny ‘Infrastructure Fund’ for City
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Could an "infrastructure fund" help ease the burden of having 25,000 Amazonians move to Long Island City?
A Very Small NYPD Bus Lane Enforcement Effort Is, Apparently, About to Start
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Neither the MTA nor the NYPD is talking about a supposed "clear bus route" initiative — which is going to be very small anyway.
Hundreds Enjoy Sunnyside Bike Lanes As NIMBYs Lie Twice and Plot Their Next Move
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Scores of cyclists showed their support for the paired protected bike lanes in Sunnyside on Saturday — just as the dead-end opponents prepped their own protest next Sunday with more disinformation.
Another Dead Pedestrian in Queens, Capping a Bloody Week for the Borough
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More bloodshed in Queens.
Light Duty! City Tries New Way to Calm Drivers at Signal-less Crossings
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The DOT put lights at the corner of Hoyt and President streets in Brooklyn, an intersection at a public school (!) that has neither a traffic signal nor a stop sign.
Crucial Greenway Bridge Reopens
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Parks Department had initially said it would take more than a year to fix the Fort Washington Park Bike-Ped bridge over the Amtrak tracks. But it has reopened.
Wall Street Journal Scribe Joins Streetsblog in Calling for BQE Teardown
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It's time for a boulevard-style roadway, not a $4-billion highway repair.
Two More Pedestrians Are Killed — And Two More Drivers Are Uncharged
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The deaths cap a particularly bloody period for pedestrians.