Wednesday’s Headlines: Beautiful Day Edition
The weather is going to be stupendous again, so get out there ... after reading today's news digest.
12:01 AM EDT on September 3, 2025
Look how quickly we got to Wednesday! And the weather is going to be stupendous again, so get out there and go for a ride or a nice walk in a place without cars ruining everything. But first, enjoy today’s news digest:
- A road-raging NYPD cop pulled a gun on three kids in an off-duty incident in Westchester, which is a reminder to again point out that a majority of NYPD cops live in the suburbs. (WPIX, Gothamist)
- Another hat-tip to Williamsburg365 for its ongoing coverage of how dangerous Bedford Avenue is now! Check out how fast these drivers were speeding! (amNY also covered it.)
- Is it a terrible stretch for the MTA — or is the agency simply counting delays differently? (Gothamist)
- But on the plus side…
- Speaking of flailing candidates, anti-Prospect Park West bike lane independent Jim Walden ended his campaign, but not without grace. In his statement, he still called on someone, anyone, to defeat Zohran Mamdani, whom he called a “Trojan Horse” candidate. Say what you will about the Queens Assembly member and future mayor, he’s not being secretive about his agenda; in fact, the reason folks like Walden, Andrew Cuomo, President Trump and the editorial board of the Times are so hysterical about Mamdani is because they know exactly what he stands for. (NY Post, NY Times)
- Everyone wants to succeed Rep. Jerry Nadler. (NY Times, amNY, Gothamist)
- Here’s a Times story that completely missed the target; the Port Authority is to blame for an uptown park being shuttered and the agency needs to do better. There — there’s your lede, Nestor. We’re not the only ones thinking that, by the way:
- Why can’t we have nice things like the Atlanta Beltline? Because the car-brained Times will write bad things about it.
- And, finally, check out “A Century of The New Yorker’s Transportation Cartoons” at the Transit Museum on Sept. 11.
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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