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
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.
Council Speaker Makes Her Choice: Car Storage over Diners and Restauranteurs
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Council Speaker Adrienne Adams appeared to throw the entire open restaurant program under the bus on Wednesday morning.
New Report Shows Mayor Does Not ‘Get Stuff Done’ for Bus Riders, Cyclists
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Maybe the mayor's motto should be "Get SOME stuff done," though DOT has disputed the findings.
EXCLU: City to Entrepreneurs: Help Us Build a Truly Bike-Friendly City
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"The city seeks the provision of bicycles ... TO MOST OR ALL CITY RESIDENTS," reads a new request for expressions of interest [emphasis added].
MTA Encouraged by Apparent Increase in Subway Use by White Collar Workers, Tourists
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Public transit — it's not just for essential workers anymore.
Cops Say They’ve Arrested the ‘Ghost Truck’ Driver Who Killed a 5-Year-Old
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Police say they have arrested the pickup truck driver who ran over and killed a 5-year-old boy in Queens earlier this month.
Update: ‘Get Stuff Done’ Mayor Far Behind on his Vow to Fix 1,000 Intersections
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The mayor isn't even halfway towards reaching his promise to "make design improvements" at 1,000 intersections this year — and the promised redesigns have overwhelmingly been merely changing the timing of traffic lights.
Streetsblog Board Member Lands Major Job with Biden White House
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Well, we're movin' on up!
Sacrebleu! Staten Island Leadfoot Pol Joe Borelli is Now Getting Speeding Tickets in France!
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The Staten Island lawmaker — who admits that he regularly speeds (and pays tickets for same) in New York — got a camera-issued speeding ticket while on vacation in France last month.
Slaughter of the Innocents: 9-Year-Old Mowed Down By Reckless Driver
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A 9-year-old child was run down and killed on a Sheepshead Bay sidewalk by a driver turning into a driveway, police said on Saturday, adding that the driver was not charged.
Mayor Launches First Phase of QueensWay Linear Park — But What About Transit?
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The mayor appears to have chosen the QueensWay over the QueensLink.
Adams Says He Wants a Better BQE — And Kicks Off a Years- or Decade-Long Process to Get There
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It's a tale of two BQEs.