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
ANOTHER TRANSIT DEBACLE: DOT Guts Its Own Bus Lane Project
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The mayor announced 20 miles of dedicated bus lanes in June. Now he's pulling back like a scared kitten.
Unidentified Verrazzano Bridge Cyclist Points the Way to What the Region Needs
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Whether he knows it or not, the unidentified bicyclist who took over a lane of the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge on Wednesday is the latest advocate for fixing one of Robert Moses's greatest mistakes.
Twitter Gives Reckless Drivers a Reprieve from Public Embarrassment
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How's their driving? Who knows?!
Why Not Just Force Cops to Live in the City Like Civilians? Mayor Has No Answer
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Mayor de Blasio said on Wednesday that he still opposes a residency requirement for NYPD officers even though forced residency for the police department's civilian workforce has kept virtually all of that lower-paid workforce living within the five boroughs.
BUSINESS AS USUAL: Mayor, NYPD Promised To Evict Cops from Harlem Bus Stop — But Nothing Has Changed
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Is this really so difficult?
The NYPD’s (Non-Existent) Placard Crackdown — By the (Astonishingly Low) Numbers
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From July 1, 2019 to July 1, 2020, the NYPD and the DOT issued just 2,444 placard abuse summonses — the equivalent of fewer than seven tickets a day across the entire city.
Mayor: Cops Who Speed in their Private Cars May Be Speeding ‘In the Line of Duty’
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"A certain percentage of the time it's in the line of duty or people are rushing to a job," the mayor believes.
IT’S UNANIMOUS! The West Side is Begging DOT for Bike Parking
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It's a failure to latch.
Yet Another Report: Yes, Mr. Mayor, Carmageddon is Coming
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Manhattan will become gridlocked with cars — no matter how strongly the economy roars back — unless city officials "prioritize road and street space for pedestrians, cyclists, buses and high-occupancy vehicles," a new report says.
UPDATE: Mayor Makes Curbside Restaurant Seating Permanent
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"We're looking at that [year-round]," Hizzoner said at his Monday presser.
DOT Scrubs Flushing Busway Forum Amid Pushback from NIMBYs
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The DOT quietly — and infuriatingly — canceled a “town hall” forum to promote its long-overdue “busway” plan for Main Street in Flushing after the neighborhood’s council member criticized the plan with a racially inflammatory remark.
Mayor Reveals 15 More ‘Open Restaurant’ Streets Starting this Weekend
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The city is allowing 15 more community groups or stakeholders to operate restaurants in public roadways starting this weekend — bringing to 62 the total number of eatery plazas the city has permitted since the start of July.