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
CYCLE OF RAGE: The DOT’s Reckless Driver Program Scratches the Very Outer Membrane of the Surface
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Like jumbo shrimp or military intelligence, the Dangerous Vehicle Abatement Program is an oxymoron. Let's look at the numbers.
A Grove Grows In Brooklyn: Finally, New York Has a Memorial to Road Violence Victims
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It's a different memorial to a different holocaust.
Bronx Scooter Pilot to Become Permanent — And Likely Expand
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The universe (of scooters) is expanding.
Speed Camera Update: More People Being Caught (But Fewer During the Day)
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Overall tickets are up about 67 percent thanks to those overnight and weekend hours, but they're down about 15 percent in the 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. hours, evidence that drivers do indeed stop speeding after getting one or two automated tickets.
#StuckAtDOT: It Takes Years (and Years) to Get a Speed Hump in this City
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A Brooklyn City Council member has a simple question for the Department of Transportation: Why does it take years and years (and sometimes years and years and years) to put in a simple speed bump?
NYC Mayor Touts Intersection Fixes, But Road Violence Crisis Continues
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Mayor Eric Adams announced on Sunday that his administration had exceeded his Jan. 19 promise to make safety improvements at 1,000 intersections by the end of the year, saying his agencies had actually completed more than 1,200 intersections. Let's dive in.
Fed Safety Administrator: Let’s Legalize the ‘Idaho Stop’
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One of the Biden Administration's top road safety officials has come out in favor of legalizing the so-called "Idaho stop," which allows cyclists to treat stop signs as yield signs and red lights as mere stops signs.
3,000 out of 3,001 Americans Want Green Transport — But GOP Doesn’t
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By a roughly 3,000-to-1 ratio during the public comment period, Americans support a key Biden administration climate initiative.
Zoning Proposal Will Take On Parking Minimums
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New York wants to be the "City of Yes" — but will it finally say "no" to parking?
Study: Male Drivers Over-Rely on Automated Systems
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Toxic masculinity and automated driving systems seem to go hand in hand.
Comptroller: MTA Finances are in Trouble (But You Knew That)
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Tom DiNapoli says that the regional transit agency is facing a $2.5-billion annual operating deficit in 2025 — and more in the "out" years — if it does not restore ridership to pre-pandemic levels that no one thinks is possible.
CM Bottcher: City Must Publicly Report on Plate-Covering Perps
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The Council member wants to require the Department of Transportation to issue monthly reports detailing how many times a city speed or red-light camera was foiled because a driver had defaced or covered his or her plate.