MTA Leads Multiple Agencies in Demanding $25B from Congress
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.
1:19 AM CDT on March 24, 2020
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
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