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
NUMBER-CRUNCH: Where the Drivers Speeding Like Mad (Lookout, Manhattan!)
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They're speeding everywhere — but mostly in the places with notorious local traffic. And the problem is getting way worse.
Mayor Under Fire for Quickly Killing His Ill-Conceived, Over-Policed ‘Open-Streets’ Plan
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The Council Speaker said the mayor was not "smart" about his initial pilot program, which is now dead.
DATA DUMP: Total Driving is Down in All Major U.S. Cities
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Americans are indeed driving less — up to 94 percent less in some places — as the global COVID-19 pandemic keeps people at home, but rural segments of the country are not doing their share to flatten the curve.
Mayor de Blasio: ‘Open Streets’ Are Not a ‘Priority’ Right Now
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The "open streets" experiment has died of overpolicing. It was 11 days old.
SPEED DEMONS: The Scourge of Reckless Driving is Way Worse Than We Thought
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City speed cameras are nabbing far more drivers than they were during the normal, pre-corona days — even though the numbers of cars on the road is down dramatically.
NYPD Gives a Few Details of New ‘No Report’ Crash Policy
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The NYPD says its plan to stop sending cops to the scene of minor car crashes will free up officers for more important work and reduce congestion — all “without sacrificing safety,” the agency claims. On Friday, the NYPD finally issued some limited information about its plan — first reported earlier this week by Streetsblog […]
Hey, Empire State Building, Maybe You Can Sound the Alert About How Dangerous Brooklyn is For Cyclists
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Cyclists are still being injured in Southern Brooklyn at a disproportionate rate.
Don’t Let Coronavirus Prevent NYC from Buying Small Snowplows (…Wait, Wut?)
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That's a bizarre headline, but it makes sense when you consider what Council Member Ben Kallos is hoping to do on the Upper East Side and, eventually, all of Manhattan!
EYES ON THE STREET: Temporary Bike Lane on Smith Street is Great …
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The temporary protected bike lane on Smith Street in Downtown Brooklyn is an unmitigated (well, almost entirely unmitigated*) success — a quick solution to a long-dangerous gap in the bike network that was undertaken efficiently by a strapped Department of Transportation.
Mayor to Extend ‘Open Streets’ Plan through Sunday
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The four stretches of roadway set aside as a four-day, car-free pilot program last week will continue as open space for pedestrians through Sunday, Streetsblog has learned.
UPDATED: NYPD Will No Longer Respond to Minor Car Crashes
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The NYPD has made thousands of crashes on Staten Island simply disappear — and now is poised to do the same thing for the entire city.