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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.

Recent Posts

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STREETSBLOG NYC

State Senator Pushing ‘Idaho Stop’ Legalization Bill

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jan 11, 2021 | No Comments
An upstate State Senator has introduced a bill that would allow cyclists to slow-roll through stop signs and go through red lights after a quick full stop.
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STREETSBLOG USA

Nominee Buttigieg Vows To Dismantle ‘Racist’ Freeways

By Gersh Kuntzman | Dec 23, 2020 | No Comments
The USDOT pick says he’ll reverse decades of discriminatory planning by expanding public transit and, most important, dismantling urban freeways.
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STREETSBLOG USA

New App Makes Mass Transit Accessible to People with Cognitive Disabilities

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jun 25, 2020 | No Comments
Many disabled Americans don't qualify for on-demand paratransit — but standard transit isn't meeting their needs, either. The WayFinder app hopes to bridge the gap.
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STREETSBLOG USA

Study: AVs May Not Detect Darker-Skinned Pedestrians As Often As Lighter Ones

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jun 19, 2020 | No Comments
Driverless cars are worse at detecting darker skin pigments, meaning that autonomous vehicles might not solve the already disproportionate pedestrian death toll faced by black communities, according to a new study.
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STREETSBLOG USA

Safe Routes to School Drops Recommendation of Police Enforcement

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jun 10, 2020 | No Comments
Black activists have long maintained that police presence is a barrier to the safe use of the streets for Black children. Now, a major national program is listening — and making big changes.
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STREETSBLOG USA

CDC Revise Awful COVID-19 Commuting Recommendations, But They’re Still Not Great

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jun 5, 2020 | No Comments
The Centers for Disease Control is still encouraging financial incentives for single occupancy car commutes — and failing to address the barriers to other modes.
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STREETSBLOG USA

City Transport Officials Condemn Police Violence and Affirm Black Lives Matter

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jun 2, 2020 | No Comments
A national umbrella group of urban planners carves out a much broader vision for safe streets — one based on justice and safety from police violence.
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STREETSBLOG NYC

The ‘Al Fresco Economy’: Restaurants Want to Start NYC’s Revival — All They Need is Space

By Gersh Kuntzman | May 13, 2020 | No Comments
"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.
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NYC Launches ‘Open Streets’ — Without Cop Enforcement

By Gersh Kuntzman | May 3, 2020 | No Comments
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.
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STREETSBLOG NYC

UPDATED: De Blasio Commits to 100 Miles of ‘Open Streets’

By Gersh Kuntzman | Apr 27, 2020 | No Comments
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.
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STREETSBLOG USA

How to Tell Stories That Compel People to Stand Up For Safe Streets — Even During COVID-19

By Gersh Kuntzman | Apr 24, 2020 | No Comments
Streetsblog USA's Kea Wilson is a guest on a new podcast over at the Active Towns Initiative.
https://usa.streetsblog.org/2020/04/23/contest-needs-you-to-create-better-bike-lane-barriers/
STREETSBLOG USA

Contest Needs You to Create Better Bike Lane Barriers

By Gersh Kuntzman | Apr 24, 2020 | No Comments
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.
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