Gersh Kuntzman

Tabloid legend Gersh Kuntzman 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. He also writes the Cycle of Rage column, which is archived here.

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Streetsblog NYC |E-scooters

Scooter Injuries Revealed! New Report Shows (Again!) the Need for More Protected Space for Two-Wheelers

A new report wants to be read as an attempt to curtail scooter use, but it makes a different case.

Gersh Kuntzman

October 15, 2020

Streetsblog NYC |2020 Election

Chaos and Fear as Trumpists and a Domestic Terrorist Take Over Roadways

The weekend of terror began on Saturday night, when a driver targeted peaceful cyclists towards the end of a StreetridersNYC event in Manhattan. Video shows the SUV plunged into the crowd of bikers.

Gersh Kuntzman

October 4, 2020

Streetsblog NYC |Bicycling

Busiest Bike Path in North America to Be Severed for Weeks

And the Parks Department isn't doing anything to ensure the safety of cyclists beyond posting "signs" directing riders to busy, dangerous local roads.

Gersh Kuntzman

September 22, 2020

Streetsblog NYC |Bicycling

Should States Subsidize E-Bike Purchases? This New Yorker Thinks So.

Assembly Member Bobby Carroll wants the state to expand its electric car subsidy program to include electric bikes.

Gersh Kuntzman

September 18, 2020

Streetsblog NYC |Accessibility

Report: We Really Need to Divert Money from Drivers to Transit Users

The federal government needs an entirely different way of funding transportation — one that would finally allocate billions of dollars that currently subsidize and encourage driving to fund and expand transit, a new report argues.

Gersh Kuntzman

September 10, 2020

Streetsblog

Report: 2020 Roadway Deaths are Way Higher Than Normal

Car drivers are killing people — pedestrians, cyclists, their own passengers, themselves — at a much higher rate this year compared to last, even though total travel is down dramatically because of the COVID-19 pandemic, a new report shows.

Gersh Kuntzman

August 31, 2020

Editorial

The Flag-Covered Assault Truck is ‘Trump 2020’ Ad

President Trump has an indelible one for his re-election campaign: pickup trucks ramming into civil rights protesters.

Gersh Kuntzman

August 30, 2020

Streetsblog NYC |Bicycling

Group Seeks Bold NYPD Reforms

Cut the tentacle the NYPD has into various street safety and enforcement efforts, says the group.

Gersh Kuntzman

July 16, 2020

Streetsblog NYC |Congestion Pricing

NYC Congestion Pricing May Not Happen If Trump Wins

Doomsday, meet Election Day.

Gersh Kuntzman

July 14, 2020

Streetsblog NYC |NYPD

COVID Provides Cure for NYPD Addiction to SUVs

In the fiscal year just ended, the NYPD bought fewer new vehicles — and the fewest SUVs by percentage since the agency started shifting to the bigger, bulkier, more intimidating and more dangerous assault cars during the 2010s.

Gersh Kuntzman

July 13, 2020

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