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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

Close quarters: Construction on Flushing Avenue will continue through March, 2019, and continue to raise hairs on cyclists' arms. Photo: Gersh Kuntzman

Flushing Avenue Will Remain A Hell on Wheels For Cyclists Until April

By Gersh Kuntzman | Sep 17, 2018 | 9 Comments
The work will result in a protected bike lane, but until then, cyclists are getting dangerously squeezed.
A Bird e-scooter. Photo: Gersh Kuntzman

To Combat e-Scooter ‘Threat,’ Should There Be Speed Limits in Bike Lanes?

By Gersh Kuntzman | Sep 14, 2018 | 188 Comments
DOT won't comment, but you'll soon be hearing more on this topic.
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It’s Over! Vancouver Has The ‘Sorriest Bus Stop’ in Streetsblog’s Annual Contest

By Gersh Kuntzman | Sep 14, 2018 | No Comments
The sorriest bus stop in America...is in Canada!
Council Speaker Corey Johnson with reporters. Photo: Gersh Kuntzman

Corey Johnson: Cyclists Make It Hard to Defend Cyclists

By Gersh Kuntzman | Sep 13, 2018 | 160 Comments
Yes, some bikers run through red lights, but pols need to remind cranky people like Steve Cuozzo what the real problem is: cars.
Speed demon: On Van Duzer Street in Staten Island, the city's "speed cushions" do not deter drivers. Photo: Gersh Kuntzman

Eyes on the Street: DOT ‘Speed Cushions’ Let Drivers Race On

By Gersh Kuntzman | Sep 12, 2018 | 27 Comments
Join me as I explore a newfangled speed bump that doesn't really deter speeders.
Photo: Shannon McGee/Flickr

Streetsblog’s Guide to Thursday’s Senate and Assembly Primaries

By Gersh Kuntzman | Sep 12, 2018 | 7 Comments
You can't tell the players without a scorecard — or without Streetsblog's candidate questionnaires!
Cops collared this perp after he allegedly pummeled a cyclist. Photo:  Tom Flash

Man Beaten Up in Bike Lane…For Trying to Ride in the Bike Lane

By Gersh Kuntzman | Sep 11, 2018 | 92 Comments
A man was arrested on Tuesday morning for beating up a cyclist who asked him to move his car out of the newly painted protected bike lane on Ninth Street.
Photo (left): Courtesy of John Liu. Photo (right): Photo: TAforNY - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, Link

Senate District 11 Showdown: John Liu vs. Tony Avella

By Gersh Kuntzman | Sep 11, 2018 | 2 Comments
It's a one-man race in this Queens State Senate district...at least according to the responses to our campaign questionnaires.

Northern Boulevard Changes Are Needed Now, Says CM Jimmy Van Bramer (And No Other Pols)

By Gersh Kuntzman | Sep 10, 2018 | 3 Comments
Activists offer many possible solutions, begging the city to act boldly.
There will be more of this on Staten Island. Photo: Gersh Kuntzman

Eyes on the Street: Pilot Dockless Bike Share on Staten Island is a Joke

By Gersh Kuntzman | Sep 10, 2018 | 10 Comments
Our editor tests two systems hoping to take on Citi Bike. Good luck with that.
Thanks to fixes to Queens Boulevard, Northern Boulevard, with its many yellow dots for crashes and three red dots for fatalities, has become Queens's new "Boulevard of Death."

Another Person Killed By Driver on Northern Boulevard — Queens’s New ‘Boulevard of Death’

By Gersh Kuntzman | Sep 9, 2018 | 9 Comments
This is getting ridiculous.
Gov. Cuomo loves cars. Can he do what it takes to rein them in, as the new climate-change bill requires? Photo: Governor's office

While Cuomo Drives a 1930s Car, Subway System’s 1930s Tech Melts Down

By Gersh Kuntzman | Sep 7, 2018 | 8 Comments
Multiple lines were delayed on Friday — but here's the good news: the governor got to drive his favorite old car across the Tappan Zee Bridge!
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