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
The ‘Al Fresco Economy’: Restaurants Want to Start NYC’s Revival — All They Need is Space
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"This could be the best block party in the history of New York, but if we don't get this right in the next three months, there will be a complete collapse of the tax base of the city," says a restaurant industry leader.
ROAD RAGE: More Than 1,000 Drivers This Year Already Meet the High Standard as ‘Reckless’
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The failure of Mayor de Blasio to allocate money to stop reckless drivers is an even bigger problem then he likely knows.
SHOCKER: Mayor’s Budget Does Not Include Funding for ‘Reckless Driver’ Law
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For want of just $1.6 million, a lot of reckless drivers are going to keep being reckless.
De Blasio’s Parking Obsession: Is the Mayor Falling at the Very First Hurdle of Saving the City?
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"I definitely think there's some places still in the city where we're doing more alternate side than is needed," the mayor said.
NYPD’s Racial Bias in ‘Jaywalking’ Tickets Continues into 2020
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All but one ticket written in the first quarter of the year went to blacks or Hispanics, city data show.
YOU’RE WELCOME: Mayor de Blasio Agrees that Transportation Planning IS Important
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The de Blasio administration has amended its initial list of post-COVID "recovery panels" to include a task force on transportation — with the mayor saying his goal is to move New York City "away from so much dependence on cars."
Two More Miles of Open Streets Coming Tomorrow: Broadway, Lower East Side and 34th Ave. in Queens
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"We're ready to go into higher gear," the mayor said on Wednesday, announcing just 1.9 more miles of open streets.
UPDATED: Bicyclist Struck and Killed by Driver Backing Up on 14th Street
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A 72-year-old cyclist was run over and killed by an SUV driver who was backing up into a parking space on E. 14th Street in Manhattan on Tuesday morning, police said.
Corey’s New Ride: Speaker Johnson Has Talked the Talk, Now He’s Biking the Bike
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The city's second most powerful official is now the city's First Cyclist.
By the Way, NYPD, the Speeding Epidemic is Certainly Not Over
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The NYPD is kidding itself — and leaving New Yorkers endangered — if it thinks the speeding epidemic is over.
De Blasio Looks Forward to Expanding ‘Open Streets’ — But Raises Specter of ‘More Enforcement’
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Even as he promised to expand the effort, Mayor de Blasio said that process might be complicated by the need for more cops because he is "still fundamentally a believer in enforcement in all things."
UPDATE: Mayor’s First Seven Miles of ‘Open Streets’ Start Saturday!
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The city is taking the first steps to make good on a promise to reclaim roadways from cars so crammed-in residents can recreate in a socially responsible way.