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
De Blasio To Announce Car-Free Lower Manhattan Today!
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After years of pressure from activists, Mayor relents and agrees to pedestrianize the entire area below Chambers Street.
SEE IT! Hundreds Rally to Keep Cars Out of Travers Park in Jackson Heights
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It's a dangerous, combustible situation. Streetfilms auteur Clarence Eckerson Jr. covered Saturday's rally and filed this film report.
All Aboard! Now Even Rodneyse Bichotte Says She Supports Congestion Pricing!
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The Assembly Member's change of heart provides a look at how congestion pricing moved from unlikely to very likely.
CB9 is ‘Adamant’ in Still Opposing Amsterdam Redesign Despite Fatal Crash Last Week
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The West Harlem community board held a press conference on Thursday, invited Borough President Gale Brewer, then openly defied her on DOT's plan for a safer roadway.
Community Board Panel OK’s More Protected Bike Lanes in Midtown
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Not every community board is opposed to street safety, you know.
Damage Control or Double-Down? CB9 To Make Announcement in Wake of Preventable Death
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Community Board 9 may embrace a street safety redesign that it has long opposed for upper Amsterdam Avenue — and all it took was a young woman's death along the notorious speedway. Or maybe not.
Congestion Pricing Opponents Reveal They Are Completely Out of Ideas — And Easily Flustered, Too!
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Assembly Members David Weprin and Rodneyse Bichotte tried to rally opposition to Gov. Cuomo's toll plan, but ended up getting shouted down by scores of supporters of congestion pricing.
Outrage Over Pedestrian Death on Amsterdam Centers on Do-Nothing Community Board
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Amsterdam Avenue: a roadway that Community Board 9 has consistently prevented from being redesigned.
UPDATE: Cops Arrest Driver Who Killed Pedestrian in Sheepshead Bay
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Another killer driver is caught — though the charges remain minor.
If Congestion Pricing Fails, Remember These Insane Comments by Assembly Member Rodneyse Bichotte
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More wrongheadedness and fealty to the car-owning minority from a Brooklyn Assembly Member.
Killer Hit-and-Run Driver Pleads Guilty to Manslaughter in Staten Island
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The Staten Island driver who was going 100 miles per hour when he mowed down a pedestrian back in June has pleaded guilty to the rare charge of manslaughter.
S-COP-LAWS: Staten Island Has Lots and Lots of Recklessly Driving Cops
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Want to be safe in Staten Island? Don't be on the streets when cops are driving to or leaving their station houses.