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

Perhaps this is just two cops on the job. File photo: Gersh Kuntzman

Mayor: Cops Who Speed in their Private Cars May Be Speeding ‘In the Line of Duty’

By Gersh Kuntzman | Aug 10, 2020 | No Comments

"A certain percentage of the time it's in the line of duty or people are rushing to a job," the mayor believes.

A DOT bike corral, like this one, should not take years to build. Photo: NYC DOT

IT’S UNANIMOUS! The West Side is Begging DOT for Bike Parking

By Gersh Kuntzman | Aug 5, 2020 | No Comments

It's a failure to latch.

Yet Another Report: Yes, Mr. Mayor, Carmageddon is Coming

By Gersh Kuntzman | Aug 4, 2020 | No Comments

Manhattan will become gridlocked with cars — no matter how strongly the economy roars back — unless city officials "prioritize road and street space for pedestrians, cyclists, buses and high-occupancy vehicles," a new report says.

People are enjoying outdoor dining (well, they have no choice), so Mayor de Blasio will make it a permanent summer fixture. File photo: Gersh Kuntzman

UPDATE: Mayor Makes Curbside Restaurant Seating Permanent

By Gersh Kuntzman | Aug 3, 2020 | No Comments

"We're looking at that [year-round]," Hizzoner said at his Monday presser.

The proposed Main Street busway. Image: DOT

DOT Scrubs Flushing Busway Forum Amid Pushback from NIMBYs

By Gersh Kuntzman | Aug 2, 2020 | No Comments

The DOT quietly — and infuriatingly — canceled a “town hall” forum to promote its long-overdue “busway” plan for Main Street in Flushing after the neighborhood’s council member criticized the plan with a racially inflammatory remark.

Mott Street, car-free and full of restaurant seating. This is the future Scott Strigner wants. Photo: Gersh Kuntzman

Mayor Reveals 15 More ‘Open Restaurant’ Streets Starting this Weekend

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jul 31, 2020 | No Comments

The city is allowing 15 more community groups or stakeholders to operate restaurants in public roadways starting this weekend — bringing to 62 the total number of eatery plazas the city has permitted since the start of July.