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
The ‘Al Fresco Economy’: Restaurants Want to Start NYC’s Revival — All They Need is Space
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"This could be the best block party in the history of New York, but if we don't get this right in the next three months, there will be a complete collapse of the tax base of the city," says a restaurant industry leader.
NYC Launches ‘Open Streets’ — Without Cop Enforcement
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The city's DOT admits its position has "evolved" on the use of a para-military force to make sure people were being socially responsible as they recreated outside their cramped apartments.
UPDATED: De Blasio Commits to 100 Miles of ‘Open Streets’
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Mayor de Blasio just did the City Council 33 percent better -- he's committed to opening up 100 miles of streets for socially responsible recreation during the COVID-19 crisis.
How to Tell Stories That Compel People to Stand Up For Safe Streets — Even During COVID-19
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Streetsblog USA's Kea Wilson is a guest on a new podcast over at the Active Towns Initiative.
Contest Needs You to Create Better Bike Lane Barriers
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The delineators most of our cities use to separate vulnerable road users from car traffic...kinda suck. The COVID-19 era is the perfect time to think outside the box and find something better.
The ‘Social Distancing Machine’ Proves We Need Wider Sidewalks Now
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A group of Toronto performance artists/placemakers are behind this genius video.
This is How You Do Temporary Bike Lanes During COVID-19
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The temporary protected bike lane in Downtown Brooklyn is an almost entirely unmitigated success.
MTA Leads Multiple Agencies in Demanding $25B from Congress
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The leaders of 10 transit systems are begging leaders in Washington for “at least” $25 billion in emergency funding as they battle the twin symptoms of the coronavirus: freefalling ridership and additional costs.
10 Major Cities Unite to Urge Feds to Fund Better Urban Transit
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President Trump is doing such a poor job of funding infrastructure in urban areas that 10 major cities have banded together to jointly demand immediate action.
Streetsblog 101: How Pop Culture Stigmatizes Public Transit
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Ride a bus or a train in a movie, and chances are, you'll end up blown up, stabbed, or at least pretty grossed out.
America is Spending Billions Just to Make Traffic Worse
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And these five graphics made it clearer than ever.
Op-Ed: Every City Should Try This Innovative Way To Fund Transit
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When the city builds a train line or a bus route, adjacent property values skyrocket. Why shouldn't the public benefit more from that phenomenon?