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
DOT Announces ‘Better Barriers’ in Shift to Protect Bike Lanes Faster
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Say goodbye to Jersey.
They Might Be Giants Guitarist Badly Injured in City Crash
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Guitarist John Flansburgh was badly injured in a "rather serious" car crash while "on his way home" from Wednesday night's return to the stage from a pandemic lull, the band said in a statement.
City’s Slowest-in-the-Nation Buses Are a Poster Child for Failure
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And the poster offers the most damning visual symbol for our bus system: turtles!
THE ALBANY REPORT: A Historic, Yet Deeply Disappointing, Glass-Half-Empty Legislative Session
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"This is four-dimensional chess," said one lawmaker. "We're negotiating with the Council, with both houses of the legislator and with the executive. To play four-dimensional chess with new and novel pieces was difficult."
More Protected Bike Lanes = More Women Cyclists, New Study Shows
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Protect women and they will bike.
Feds Report Double-Digit Jump in Road Deaths in ’21
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Call it the forgotten pandemic: road fatalities surged by double-digit percentages, including a significant increase in deaths outside of cars, in 2021, according to a new report issued Tuesday by federal authorities.
Planning Commissioner Under Fire for Questioning the Benefits and Equity of Transit
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She wanted to "start a conversation," but not necessarily this kind.
NYPD’s Lackluster Enforcement Against Reckless Drivers Continued in Second Month of Supposed Crackdown
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Remember that much-ballyhooed crackdown on drivers who fail to yield to pedestrians — the one Streetsblog debunked last month? Well, it's even more debunkable.
Why New York State Gets an ‘F’ Grade in the New ‘Bike Friendly States’ Survey
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We could have been a contender.
Cops Questioned Driver in Fatal Brooklyn Hit-and-Run But Let Him Go
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A review of the NYPD investigation of the hit-and-run killing of Imorne Horton raises questions about police procedures and whether the NYPD and the Brooklyn District Attorney are sufficiently concerned about holding killer drivers accountable.
Outrage Builds Over ‘Magic Wand’ Gas Tax Holiday as State Studies Congestion Pricing for Years
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It's an ironic move, given the state's environmental goals. It's also bad optics.
Post-Pandemic Period Proves Perilous for Pedestrians
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The decade-long pedestrian death crisis has worsened, with a double-digit percentage increase in deaths caused by U.S. drivers — and experts are blaming it on speeding, distracted driving, larger vehicles and roads that prioritize car drivers over everyone else.