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 |Bus Rapid Transit

Car-Free Transitways Work, City Hall Says

Bus ridership along 14th Street is way up, bus speeds are way up, use of bicycles in the area is way up and car drivers are being inconvenienced in virtually no appreciable way.

Gersh Kuntzman

December 18, 2019

Streetsblog

AOC Slams ‘Dangerous’ Plan for More Cops

The New York governor's obsession with hiring 500 more unaccountable cops to supposedly crack down on fare evasion is now a national embarrassment.

Gersh Kuntzman

December 17, 2019

Streetsblog

Men in Big SUVs Are a Menace to Society

Gersh Kuntzman

December 13, 2019

Streetsblog

Bills Would Create a Bike and a Pedestrian Mayor

Two New York City Council members want to ramp up efforts to protect cyclists and pedestrians.

Gersh Kuntzman

November 25, 2019

Streetsblog

UPDATE: E-Bikes Will Return to NYC This Winter

The Lyft-owned company originally promised that the bikes, removed in April, would be back by Dec. 21. That proved untrue.

Gersh Kuntzman

November 22, 2019

Streetsblog NYC |Car Dependence

Half-a-BILLION Wasted in Reckless Driving by City Workers

The City of New York has spent more than $500 million since 2013 in payouts to the victims of road violence caused by employees of just five key agencies crashing their city-owned vehicles, Streetsblog has learned.

Gersh Kuntzman

November 21, 2019

Streetsblog NYC |Carnage

Tributes Pour in for Matt Travis — Pro Wrestler and Cyclist Killed by Hit-and-Run Trucker

But you didn't need to know Matt Travis to feel that another hole had been ripped into the fabric of New York.

Gersh Kuntzman

November 10, 2019

Streetsblog

NACTO: No to Mandatory Helmet Laws!

Gersh Kuntzman

November 8, 2019

Streetsblog

SURPRISE! Feds Seek Mandatory Helmet Laws

A federal safety board issued a surprise recommendation for mandatory bike helmet laws in all 50 states — unanimously approving a last-minute resolution that had not been recommended by the board's own staff.

Gersh Kuntzman

November 5, 2019

Streetsblog NYC |DOT

Bill for More Street Vendors Splits #BikeNYC

The state senator's proposal would remove caps on the number of legal vendors who could operate — but she claims it would not lead to overwhelmed sidewalks.

Gersh Kuntzman

November 4, 2019

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