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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Editorial

The Flag-Covered Assault Truck is ‘Trump 2020’ Ad

President Trump has an indelible one for his re-election campaign: pickup trucks ramming into civil rights protesters.

Gersh Kuntzman

August 30, 2020

Streetsblog NYC |Bicycling

Group Seeks Bold NYPD Reforms

Cut the tentacle the NYPD has into various street safety and enforcement efforts, says the group.

Gersh Kuntzman

July 16, 2020

Streetsblog NYC |Congestion Pricing

NYC Congestion Pricing May Not Happen If Trump Wins

Doomsday, meet Election Day.

Gersh Kuntzman

July 14, 2020

Streetsblog NYC |NYPD

COVID Provides Cure for NYPD Addiction to SUVs

In the fiscal year just ended, the NYPD bought fewer new vehicles — and the fewest SUVs by percentage since the agency started shifting to the bigger, bulkier, more intimidating and more dangerous assault cars during the 2010s.

Gersh Kuntzman

July 13, 2020

Car ads

SEE IT: The Pro-Bike Van Moof Ad That’s Too Hot for French TV

Does the company's bike ad create “a climate of anxiety"? The French think so.

Gersh Kuntzman

June 30, 2020

Streetsblog NYC |DOT

Report: City Must Get NYPD Out of Street Enforcement — For Everyone’s Safety

“It has become abundantly clear that the NYPD’s approach to traffic safety is not working, especially for New Yorkers of color,” said Transportation Alternatives Deputy Director Marco Conner DiAquoi.

Gersh Kuntzman

June 19, 2020

Streetsblog NYC |MTA

The MTA Does More for the US than The US Does for the MTA

Ask not what the MTA can do for your country — ask what you can do for the MTA.

Gersh Kuntzman

June 17, 2020

Streetsblog NYC |DOT

‘Progressive’ West Siders Again Call for MORE Policing in Central Park — With Support of Birder Chris Cooper

An Upper West Side community panel has once again called for more NYPD enforcement in Central Park — and this time, it had the support of a prominent victim of the specter of police violence.