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.
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Crowds at Restaurants Show Need for Open Space
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No, really, don't make him come down here, Mayor de Blasio — do something.
SIDEBAR: The NYPD Is A Terrible Vision Zero Partner
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The mayor and Department of Transportation Commissioner Polly Trottenberg often defend the NYPD's record on street safety. But it is a very poor one. Here's a timeline to refresh everyone's memory.
Will Mayor de Blasio Cut Another NYPD Tentacle — The One Holding Onto DOT?
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Advocates want more the NYPD out of public space. Here's a story about why they have a point.
Rocked by Protests, De Blasio Finally Announces Slate of NYPD Reforms
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Mayor de Blasio announced a slate of reforms whose seriousness will only be known in the days and weeks to come.
Justice for George Floyd/Defund the NYPD: A Full Saturday of Protests
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Streetsblog covered the events of the day, starting with a march from Grand Army Plaza in Brooklyn to City Hall.
City Hall to Create Space for Outdoor Dining When Phase 2 Starts — But When is That?!
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Don’t make your reservations just yet. Mayor de Blasio has unveiled a plan for letting eateries use miles of public space to jumpstart the economy once the state gives the city the green light on Phase II of its reopening plan — which the mayor repeatedly said on Thursday would not start until “the beginning […]
BRUTAL MATH: The NYPD’s $6B Budget Must Be Cut, Advocates and Lawmakers Say
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Activists — and perhaps soon, some politicians — are focusing on cutting the $6-billion NYPD budget by $1 billion, and redistributed in a way that better benefits long-suffering communities and reduces police brutality.
White Privilege on the Upper West Side: Board Condemns Police Brutality — Then Calls for More Cops!
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A community board in the predominantly white Upper West Side says it supports the Black Lives Matter movement — then calls for more enforcement by the NYPD, which disproportionately targets blacks.
IT’S ON: Manhattan Below 96th to Be Car-Free During Curfew (Not How Activists Wanted It, Though)
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The city's curfew — which Mayor de Blasio extended today by three hours and multiple days — now includes a ban on vehicular traffic in Manhattan below 96th Street, the NYPD just announced.
Citi Bike and Revel Scooters Shut Down During Curfew
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Gov. Cuomo's 11 p.m.-to-5 a.m. curfew allows essential workers to drive their cars — but it doesn't allow them to rent a Citi Bike or Revel scooter, Streetsblog has learned.
Advocates, Pols to Mayor: Defund the NYPD Now
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"If police budgets bought peace, the $6 billion NYPD budget would’ve bought the most sophisticated de-escalatory operation in the world," Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez tweeted on Monday. "Clearly, it didn't."
‘Mad as Hell’: Mayor Edits Statement By Minority Leaders, Silencing Their ‘Narrative’
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Hizzoner left out two key sentences that framed the full events of Saturday night in the context of the minority community's seemingly endless fight for basic human rights.