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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

Hoboken Mayor Ravi Bhalla (right with Hoboken Director of Transportation Ryan Sharp) was already getting into the Citi Bike spirit when this file photo was taken in March.

Citi Bike to Expand into Hoboken to Create Seamless Network with Jersey City

By Gersh Kuntzman | May 11, 2021 | No Comments
How badly do Hoboken residents want Citi Bike? Just connect the dots.
Citi Bike will cost more next year.

Survey Says: City Voters Support Public Money Invested in Bike Share

By Gersh Kuntzman | May 11, 2021 | No Comments
Residents of New York City overwhelmingly approve of using taxpayer dollars to expand cycling and increase the reach and equity of the Citi Bike system, a new survey shows.
Pedestrians and cyclists in both directions currently share this narrow path. File photo: Melodie Bryant

Queens Beep Pledges Big Cash for Queensboro Bridge Pedestrian Project

By Gersh Kuntzman | May 10, 2021 | No Comments
Queens Borough President Donovan Richards will announce on Tuesday that he will allocate $3 million from his office's infrastructure funds to underwrite a security fence on the Queensboro Bridge.
Community Board 7 members still in their boxes.

Upper West Side Board to Discuss Bathroom Rights — But Without the Victims!

By Gersh Kuntzman | May 7, 2021 | No Comments
There won't be any delivery workers at next Wednesday's hearing to discuss a proposal to encourage restaurants to let the workers use the bathroom. That would be too "chaotic," one board member in the supposedly progressive neighborhood said.
This is the Bensonhurst corner where Maria Zuardo, 81, was fatally struck. Photo: Google

Brooklyn Senior Run Down and Killed — Driver Not Charged

By Gersh Kuntzman | May 7, 2021 | No Comments
An 81-year-old woman who was run down just a few blocks from her Bensonhurst home has died — and her killer was not charged, the NYPD said.
Another roadway ruined by a double-parked delivery truck. File photo: Gersh Kuntzman

DOT Pushes Back on Council Bill to Repurpose Private Parking for Public Benefit

By Gersh Kuntzman | May 5, 2021 | No Comments
"Complying with the bill as drafted would require substantial repurposing of existing private passenger vehicle parking in many of these neighborhoods," DOT Commissioner Hank Gutman said.

Vision Zero in Decline: New Stats Show Blood Tide of Road Violence is Unchecked

By Gersh Kuntzman | May 4, 2021 | No Comments
April was the cruelest month — but the other months sucked, too.
The crash site. The pedestrian was walking towards the camera as the killer driver turned left from the right edge of the photo. Photo: Google

Another Staten Island Pedestrian Has Been Killed — And the Driver is Not Charged

By Gersh Kuntzman | May 3, 2021 | No Comments
Another Staten Island pedestrian has been killed by a driver in a crosswalk — and, once again, the driver was not charged.
Steven and Anna Moyano signing the new open streets petition on Sunday with their son, Gabriel.

THE COMPROMISE: New Open Streets Group Seeks ‘Linear Park’ for Jackson Heights

By Gersh Kuntzman | May 3, 2021 | No Comments
Finally, there's a real compromise on the table.
The offending photo: The Jonathan Cohens behind JOCO (New York Cohen, left, London Cohen, right) show off their bike on W. 36th Street. Photo: Gersh Kuntzman

It’s War: New Bike Rental Company Ignores City ‘Cease and Desist’ Order

By Gersh Kuntzman | Apr 30, 2021 | No Comments
Who do these JOCOs think they are?

Open Streets Program is Really Testing the Definition of 'Compromise'

By Gersh Kuntzman | Apr 29, 2021 | No Comments
Whose compromise? Our compromise!
Here's a great open street. Photo: Prospect Heights Neighborhood Development Council

TODAY: Council to Pass Law Mandating Fuller, Bolder Open Streets Program

By Gersh Kuntzman | Apr 28, 2021 | No Comments
The City Council will close the gap of leadership exhibited by the de Blasio administration on making permanent the open streets program — mandating more open streets, allowing for their conversion into 24-7 car-free zones and ensuring that they are equitably distributed.
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