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
Streetsblog 101: How Media Help Build Car Culture
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Journalists reinforce anti-sustainable transportation sentiment in all kinds of ways — but they don't have to.
Memo from Seattle: Burying Crumbling Urban Highways Isn’t the Answer
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Advocates of replacing the Brooklyn Queens expressway are point to Seattle as a success story. But others say: not so fast.
The Broken Promises of the Ride-Share Revolution
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Uber, Lyft and the like promised to revolutionize mobility. Instead, they just exaggerated the worst aspects of car culture.
It takes more than car-shaming to change car use
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People are most open to changing their travel habits during major life events, such as a move. But even a well-timed message isn’t enough.
How Uber Could Get Its Drivers Out of the Bike Lanes
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Operators driving for the for-hire behemoth break traffic laws with abandon — compromising our safety. But Uber could use its data to police them.
Vision Zero is Missing Something Big: Getting Cars Off the Road
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A leading transportation researcher argues for the addition of a sixth pillar to the five-part strategy.
Pedestrians Aren’t Even Safe From Car Crashes Inside Buildings
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500 people die every year in *non*-roadway car crashes — because so many cars crash through building walls.
Janette Sadik-Khan: Car Crashes Are an Epidemic We Can Solve
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"Government and public health officials routinely face problems that exceed their capacities and powers. Traffic deaths are not one of them," says the transportation aide to would-be president Mike Bloomberg.
Anti-Car Dems Don’t Have a Presidential Candidate
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If you believe in breaking car culture, you won't find a 2020 candidate committed to doing it.
Why We Should Be Even More Nervous About AVs
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Most Americans worry about sharing the road with still-untested autonomous cars — but even perfecting the tech may not make AVs safe enough.
Another City Eliminated Non-Driver Deaths In 2019
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Nope, not an American one. But here's what we can learn from their example.
Federal Bus Grants Are Just Too Damn Low
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Federal bus grants of $454.6 million sound like a lot...until you consider that it's for the whole country.