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
Speaker Johnson: Make NYPD Bike Lane and Reckless Driver Enforcement Permanent … And Serious!
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The NYPD must seriously step up enforcement of reckless drivers — beyond the police department's current practice of periodic ticket blitzes, Council Speaker Corey Johnson said this week as he joined a chorus of advocates.
Transportation Alternatives Has a New Leader: Danny Harris
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Harris most recently served as senior vice president of Civic Entertainment Group in New York City. Before that, he worked for the Knight Foundation.
So How Equitable is the Citi Bike Expansion? Actually, It’s Not Bad!
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Streetsblog examines the equity of Citi Bike's slow expansion to The Bronx, Upper Manhattan and more parts of Brooklyn and Queens.
Bloody Tuesday: Second Cyclist of the Day — 17th This Year — is Killed
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A cyclist was killed by a box truck on McGuinness Boulevard Tuesday afternoon, the second bike rider to die in the day and the 17th fatality of the year.
Cyclist Killed in Staten Island — Becomes 16th Victim This Year
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A tow truck driver ran over and killed a teen cyclist on Tuesday afternoon in Staten Island — making him the 16th cyclist to die in an already bloody year.
No Big Changes Coming to Dangerous Riverside Park Bike ‘Detour’
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Cyclists think the Parks Department is not taking safety concerns seriously along a hastily built, steep, dark, root-damaged detour from the Hudson River Greenway that was installed to separate pedestrians from cyclists along the much-used river route.
‘Circuit’ Broken: There’s a New Microtransit Service in Town (Sort Of)
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Williamsburg residents have started seeing weird nine-seat electric vans plying the area's already crowded streets — and some, apparently, are getting free shuttle service to wherever they want to go in the neighborhood.
Think Cars Will Always Dominate Because ‘New York’s Not Holland’? Well, Neither Was Holland!
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This one's for all you politicians and community board types out there who reject street safety plans because "New York's not Holland."
Cyclists Demand More Bike Lanes, Less Community Boards and Even Some Roads of their Own
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One hundred miles of protected bike lanes in two years. No cars on some key routes for cyclists. Less engagement with community boards. And no more delays in life-saving road redesigns "for non-transportation-related political reasons." It's a start.
Mayor: I Want to Do Citi Bike on the Cheap (And I’ll Try to Keep Riders Safe)
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Citi Bike is the only form of mass transit that does not get a public subsidy. Mayor de Blasio does not want to change that.
Have No Fear, Advocates: State E-Bike Bill Will Become Law
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The chairman of the State Senate Transportation Committee said he is "confident" that the governor will sign the bill legalizing e-bikes and scooters because his veto will be overridden if he doesn't.
BREAKING: Citi Bike Expansion Revealed — And It’s a Slow Rollout
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Some neighborhoods won't get Citi Bike until 2023 — and some won't get it at all (sorry, Bay Ridge).