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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

Now Ron DeSantis has a temp tag in his name, too.

Temp Tag Tuesday: Ron DeSantis Now Has a Fake License Plate (Courtesy of Lib’ral Ol’ Me!)

By Gersh Kuntzman | May 16, 2023 | No Comments
There's some shady stuff going on in the Sunshine State — now I have a fake temporary tag from Florida.
File photo

Citi Bike Ridership Numbers Hit New Weekly Record

By Gersh Kuntzman | May 15, 2023 | No Comments
The number of rides is up 30 percent from the 671,000-plus rides from the same May 7-13 period last year.
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Study: Electric Vehicle Pollution Reductions Accrue Mostly to the Rich

By Gersh Kuntzman | May 10, 2023 | No Comments
OK, the study was from California, but similar results are popping up all over. The EV revolution isn't about equity.
Getting a Maryland temp tag was the easiest of all. I even got it made for the governor (Wes Moore, inset).

Temp Tag Tuesday: Hey, Governor, I Have Your Illegal Fraud License Plate Right Here!

By Gersh Kuntzman | May 9, 2023 | No Comments
The governor of Maryland is now the proud owner of a completely fraudulent temp tag — and he doesn't even know it.
Lorenzo Pace, who created the "Triumph of the Human Spirit" monument in Foley Square, can't believe his eyes. File photo: Gersh Kuntzman

Parks Department Finally Agrees It’s ‘Inappropriate’ to Let Drivers Defile Black History Sculpture

By Gersh Kuntzman | May 2, 2023 | No Comments
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.
It's his temporary tag. I'm just holding it for him.

TEMP TAG TUESDAY: We Bought a Fake Plate for N.J. Gov. Phil Murphy!

By Gersh Kuntzman | May 2, 2023 | No Comments
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.
The 34th Avenue open street. Don't fly a kite there! Photo: Clarence Eckerson Jr.

Proposed DOT Rule Changes Would Raise Burdens and Even Penalize Open Street Operators: Activists

By Gersh Kuntzman | Apr 26, 2023 | No Comments
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.
That was easy. And illegal.

TEMP TAG TUESDAY: This Time, We Got a Fraud Plate — and Fraud Insurance, Too!

By Gersh Kuntzman | Apr 25, 2023 | No Comments
I found another huckster on Craigslist the other day who was very willing to let me become a ghost-car-driving scofflaw — and worse!
I picked up my tag at a Mercedes dealership in Bensonhurst, but nothing about the purchase links the firm to this fake plate. Photo: Gersh Kuntzman

TEMP TAG TUESDAY: See How Easy it is to Buy a Fake New Jersey License Plate!

By Gersh Kuntzman | Apr 18, 2023 | No Comments
Today, we start a new feature, featuring me buying illegal temp tags.
File photo: Dave Colon

Another Weekend of Carnage as Three Pedestrians are Killed by Car Drivers

By Gersh Kuntzman | Apr 16, 2023 | No Comments
Three more pedestrians were killed by drivers in a weekend of bloodshed that ended with none of the drivers charged.
And the winner is...

AND THE WINNER LOSER IS: The 75th Precinct is the Most Disrespectful of All!

By Gersh Kuntzman | Apr 12, 2023 | No Comments
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 Sen. Andrew Gounardes has a bill that would reduce the cars you see in this picture.

State Bill Seeks to Alter Environmental Review So it Doesn’t Only Care About Drivers

By Gersh Kuntzman | Apr 12, 2023 | No Comments
Shouldn't environmental review take into account the effect of cars on the environment rather than the other way around?
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