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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

Curbside space turned into dining on Mott Street.  File photo: Gersh Kuntzman

More ‘Open Streets for Restaurants’ Coming This Weekend

By Gersh Kuntzman | Sep 11, 2020 | No Comments
If it's Friday, the mayor is getting his bib on.
There are lots of ways to help the country's transportation system — but it all boils down to ending the hegemony of car drivers, argues a new report.

Report: We Really Need to Divert Money from Drivers to Transit Users

By Gersh Kuntzman | Sep 10, 2020 | No Comments
The federal government needs an entirely different way of funding transportation — one that would finally allocate billions of dollars that currently subsidize and encourage driving to fund and expand transit, a new report argues.
Vision Zero ain't done. File photo: Julianne Cuba

Roadway Deaths in U.S. are Way Higher Than Normal — And in NYC, Too

By Gersh Kuntzman | Aug 31, 2020 | No Comments
Give them an inch ... and they'll kill us all.
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The Flag-Covered Assault Truck is the Official ‘Trump 2020’ Ad

By Gersh Kuntzman | Aug 30, 2020 | No Comments
Every presidential campaign has an image — a chicken in every pot, a bull moose, a comic book image with the word "Hope" on it — and President Trump now has an indelible one for his: pickup trucks ramming into civil rights protesters.
The crash scene. Photo: Google

Bronx Cyclist Struck Earlier in the Month Has Died — 10th Cyclist Killed

By Gersh Kuntzman | Aug 27, 2020 | No Comments
A Bronx cyclist who was struck by an SUV driver earlier in the month has died, police said.
The Queensboro Bridge, packed with essential workers just trying to get to and from work. File photo: Melodie Bryant

New City Hall Excuse for Squeezing Pedestrians on QBB: It’s More Work Than You Think!

By Gersh Kuntzman | Aug 23, 2020 | No Comments
City officials have trotted out a new reason for why they cannot give pedestrians and cyclists more space on the Queensboro Bridge.
This is going to keep happening for the foreseeable future. Photo: MTA

Governor, MTA Still Not Talking About Restoring 24-7 Subway Service

By Gersh Kuntzman | Aug 21, 2020 | No Comments
Why does Cuomo insist on continuing subway closures every night when workers need full service and transit does not appear to be a vector of the disease, advocates are asking.
The city must stop building a Flushing version of this busway, a judge ruled. File photo: Dave Colon

Mayor de Blasio is Apparently Not Aware of Stalled Busway

By Gersh Kuntzman | Aug 20, 2020 | No Comments
No, you didn’t check the busway box yet, Mr. Mayor.
The city is moving to make outdoor dining permanent — like this one seen here on Mott Street last year. File photo: Emily Andrews for Rockwell Group

‘Mott’ Haven in Queens: Car-Free Restaurant Streets to Open in Jackson Heights and Elmhurst

By Gersh Kuntzman | Aug 20, 2020 | No Comments
Starting this weekend, there will be two new car-free dining areas in Queens: at 37th Road and 75th Street in Jackson Heights and on Woodside Avenue, between 76 and 78th streets in Elmhurst.
A split second before the July 19 crash. Photo: NYPD

VIDEO: Cops Seek Info on Hit-and-Run Driver in Queens

By Gersh Kuntzman | Aug 20, 2020 | No Comments
Police in Queens are hunting for the hit-and-run driver who blew through a yellow light and slammed into a pedestrian in a crosswalk.
Pedestrians and cyclists going east and west on the Queensboro Bridge share a narrow path. Photo: Clarence Eckerson Jr.

OUT OF EXCUSES: Council Members Offer DOT Money for QBB Security Fence

By Gersh Kuntzman | Aug 19, 2020 | No Comments
All DOT has to do is ask.
Council Member Carlina Rivera, seen here with her own bike. File photo: Gersh Kuntzman

Manhattan Council Member: Make ‘Open Streets’ Program More Equitable

By Gersh Kuntzman | Aug 17, 2020 | No Comments
"This program has not been the model for equity that we must always be striving for in a city rife with injustice," Carlina Rivera wrote in a letter to the mayor.
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