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
Weekend Getaway: Take a Tour of the New Mario Cuomo Bridge Bike Path with Streetfilms
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Nobody brings you inside the metropolitan region's most important bike infrastructure like Clarence Eckerson Jr. of Streetfilms!
Mayor Reveals ‘Open Restaurants’ Plan — And Industry is Pleased
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A bubbly Mayor de Blasio announced a major, and streamlined, open streets for restaurants plan that, he says, will save 5,000 eateries and their 45,000 employees.
Report: The MTA Does More for the Nation than The Nation Does for the MTA
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Ask not what the MTA can do for your country — ask what you can do for the MTA.
‘Progressive’ West Siders Again Call for MORE Policing in Central Park — With Support of Birder Chris Cooper
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An Upper West Side community panel has once again called for more NYPD enforcement in Central Park — and this time, it had the support of a prominent victim of the specter of police violence.
Another Cyclist Killed by Driver — The Third This Month
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An MTA bus driver struck and killed a cyclist on Fifth Avenue — and the lack of a bike lane is being blamed.
Crowds at Restaurants Show the Need For Open Space Now
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No, really, don't make him come down here, Mayor de Blasio — do something.
SIDEBAR: The NYPD Is A Terrible Vision Zero Partner
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The mayor and Department of Transportation Commissioner Polly Trottenberg often defend the NYPD's record on street safety. But it is a very poor one. Here's a timeline to refresh everyone's memory.
Will Mayor de Blasio Cut Another NYPD Tentacle — The One Holding Onto DOT?
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Advocates want more the NYPD out of public space. Here's a story about why they have a point.
Double-Parked Vehicle Led to Death of Bronx Cyclist — Yet Driver is Uncharged
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A double-parked car on Park Avenue in The Bronx began a chain of events that caused the death of a cyclist on Thursday afternoon — but the NYPD neither charged the driver of the illegally parked car or the driver of the truck that killed the bike user.
Pols Ramp Up Demand for De Blasio to Help Long-Suffering Bus Riders
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Dear Mayor de Blasio: Why are you consigning bus riders to "miserable" service?
Bronx Cyclist Killed by Driver on Willis Avenue
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A cyclist has died from injuries sustained last week in a crash at a busy Bronx intersection — the fifth cyclist killed this year.
Trottenberg: NYPD is Still a Valued Partner for DOT
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The Department of Transportation Commissioner would not commit on Monday to reducing or eliminating her agency's partnership with the police department.