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
Temp Tag Tuesday: Ron DeSantis Now Has a Fake License Plate (Courtesy of Lib’ral Ol’ Me!)
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There's some shady stuff going on in the Sunshine State — now I have a fake temporary tag from Florida.
Citi Bike Ridership Numbers Hit New Weekly Record
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The number of rides is up 30 percent from the 671,000-plus rides from the same May 7-13 period last year.
Study: Electric Vehicle Pollution Reductions Accrue Mostly to the Rich
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OK, the study was from California, but similar results are popping up all over. The EV revolution isn't about equity.
Temp Tag Tuesday: Hey, Governor, I Have Your Illegal Fraud License Plate Right Here!
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The governor of Maryland is now the proud owner of a completely fraudulent temp tag — and he doesn't even know it.
Parks Department Finally Agrees It’s ‘Inappropriate’ to Let Drivers Defile Black History Sculpture
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A top Parks Department official has admitted it's "inappropriate" that his agency has allowed drivers to defile a memorial to enslaved Africans by parking on the plaza in Foley Square — but the agency also said it is thinking about a fix, albeit with the NYPD.
TEMP TAG TUESDAY: We Bought a Fake Plate for N.J. Gov. Phil Murphy!
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Yes, it's time for our series of open mockery of New Jersey's weak regulations that have allowed a black market in fraudulent license plates to flourish in New York City. This week, we bought a temp tag for Gov. Phil Murphy.
Proposed DOT Rule Changes Would Raise Burdens and Even Penalize Open Street Operators: Activists
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The Department of Transportation was under fire on Wednesday for proposed rule changes to the open streets program that would increase hurdles and introduce punitive penalties to the mostly volunteer open street managers.
TEMP TAG TUESDAY: This Time, We Got a Fraud Plate — and Fraud Insurance, Too!
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I found another huckster on Craigslist the other day who was very willing to let me become a ghost-car-driving scofflaw — and worse!
TEMP TAG TUESDAY: See How Easy it is to Buy a Fake New Jersey License Plate!
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Today, we start a new feature, featuring me buying illegal temp tags.
Another Weekend of Carnage as Three Pedestrians are Killed by Car Drivers
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Three more pedestrians were killed by drivers in a weekend of bloodshed that ended with none of the drivers charged.
AND THE WINNER LOSER IS: The 75th Precinct is the Most Disrespectful of All!
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Inspector Rohan Griffith's precinct has won Streetsblog's March (Parking) Madness tournament — and serves as a model for everything a station house should not do.
State Bill Seeks to Alter Environmental Review So it Doesn’t Only Care About Drivers
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Shouldn't environmental review take into account the effect of cars on the environment rather than the other way around?