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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

Sort of speaks for itself, doesn't it? Photo: Scott Knobler.

Vision Zero or Zero Vision? Here It Is, the Craziest Blocked Bike Lane Picture — Ever [Updated]

By Gersh Kuntzman | Aug 9, 2018 | 11 Comments
Some DOT employee is going to get a stern talking to when Polly Trottenberg clicks on this story.
The city has already removed the southbound chevrons of death from Vanderbilt Avenue as it remakes the two-way roadway and neighboring Clermont Ave. Photo: Gersh Kuntzman

City Planning Minor Tweak to Vanderbilt Avenue, a Major Cycling Thoroughfare [Updated]

By Gersh Kuntzman | Aug 7, 2018 | 13 Comments
Plan will work if southbound cyclists decide to use a new bike lane on Clermont Avenue, one block to the west of Vanderbilt.
Lawyer and progressive Blake Morris says State Senator Simcha Felder must go. Photo: Blake Morris campaign

Meet Blake Morris — The Man Who Wants To Take Down Simcha Felder

By Gersh Kuntzman | Aug 7, 2018 | 30 Comments
Can an insurgent beat an entrenched conservative Democrat in a district Donald Trump won in 2016?
Someone painted "BUMP" too widely on Schermerhorn Street between Court and Clinton streets, meaning it will have to be redone if the city restores the bike lane. Photo: Gersh Kuntzman

You Had One Job: Schermerhorn Street Repaving Leaves Cyclists Out of Room

By Gersh Kuntzman | Aug 6, 2018 | 11 Comments
Drivers hate us. They really hate us.
Will the redesign help this? File photo: Angela Stach

Eyes on the Street: On Sunday, the Rockaway-Bound SBS is Really Crowded

By Gersh Kuntzman | Aug 5, 2018 | 3 Comments
These people are being punished for the crime of not owning a car.
The final Summer Streets of 2013 is tomorrow. Photo: ##http://www.flickr.com/photos/nycstreets/6076947780/##NYC DOT##

Don’t Forget That “Summer Streets” Starts Saturday

By Gersh Kuntzman | Aug 3, 2018 | 9 Comments
Oh, but wouldn't it be great if Manhattan was always car-free?
DOT Commissioner Polly Trottenberg never convinced her current boss to ride a bike to work. Maybe Joe Biden will give it a try? File photo: DOT

JUMP’s Bikes Aren’t Showing Up in Its App on Staten Island

By Gersh Kuntzman | Aug 3, 2018 | 13 Comments
Customers will likely bounce from JUMP to its competitor, Lime Bike.
The portion of the bike path between Sixth and Seventh avenues in Leif Ericson Park in Bay Ridge is overgrown. Photos by Gersh Kuntzman

This Might Just Be The Worst “Protected” Bike Path in the City

By Gersh Kuntzman | Aug 3, 2018 | 11 Comments
It's also one of the biggest missed opportunities in town.
Judy Kottick (left) and Mary Beth Kelly start the marathon in front of Marty Golden's Bay Ridge office. Photos by Gersh Kuntzman.

Families for Safe Streets Activists are Marching — Well, Walking, Really — All Day Around Marty Golden’s Office

By Gersh Kuntzman | Aug 2, 2018 | 4 Comments
The senator said he supported speed cameras, but didn't do anything to make sure they would continue catching speeders...like him.
What does it mean to be a "good" cyclist? And should we even care?

Today on the Internet: So What Are The “Rules” For Urban Cyclists

By Gersh Kuntzman | Aug 1, 2018 | 33 Comments
How we cyclists talk about ourselves when we think no one is listening is an ongoing debate.
Jane Martin-Lavaud protested outside Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan's golf club as the Republican played golf instead of working to reauthorize the city's speed cameras. Photo by TransAlt.

Actually, Senator Flanagan and His GOP Cronies ARE the Speed Camera Villains

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jul 31, 2018 | 1 Comment
Speed cameras save lives and they didn't want them. Everything else is just Albany spin.
More than 200 people rallied in Whitestone on Monday night to demand that DMV conduct road tests for older drivers. The protest follows the death of Maddie Sershen after an 88-year-old driver ran a red light on Utopia Parkway. Photo by Rita Barravecchio

Queens Residents Demand Retests for Older Drivers After 88-Year-Old Kills Teen In Whitestone

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jul 30, 2018 | 9 Comments
Drivers lose skills as they age, so why aren't they retested? More than 200 Queens residents rallied on Monday to ask that very question.
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