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.
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The $2T Infrastructure Plan May Worsen Climate Change
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The $2-trillion for infrastructure plan announced Tuesday by President Trump and leading Democrats represents an enormous boost in transportation spending that could set the U.S. on a path to fossil fuel independence, but will more likely lock some of our unsustainable patterns into place for a generation. The details are still sketchy, making it hard to […]
NYPD Cops Who Confiscated Bikes Carried Out ‘Racist Policy’ — And Don’t Even Know the Law They Cited
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A second day of harsh criticism of NYPD harassment of cyclists that Mayor de Blasio claims he didn't know about.
NYPD Harassment: Five Cyclists in Their Own Words
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The cops who confiscated bikes and harassed kids for not having bells on Saturday were not the exception, but the rule — one of police intimidation and provocation that cyclists say they put up with on a daily basis. More than 50 armed officers swarmed Tompkins Square Park — and later Union Square Park — where riders […]
Parking Madness 2019 Round 1: DC NoMa vs. Toronto
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The nation’s capital makes its second appearance in our annual Parking Madness battle, this time with a neighborhood going head to head against Toronto. But first, an update: We’ve closed the polls on some earlier matchups, with Houston narrowly defeating Boston, Pittsburgh also squeaking by Portland, and Providence absolutely destroying Austin (we suppose that happens when an entire city […]
Parking Madness 2019 Round 1: DC Pike vs. Indianapolis
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We’ve got a barn-burner for you today, but first, let’s look back at where we are in our first round matchups: We’ve closed the polls on some earlier matchups, with Houston narrowly defeating Boston, Pittsburgh also squeaking by Portland, and Providence absolutely destroying Austin (we suppose that happens when an entire city is completely reimagined […]
New ‘Cycling in the City’ Exhibit Reveals a Long History of Contentiousness
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Biking in New York City may seem contentious now, but it's always been that way, a new exhibit at the Museum of the City of New York reveals.
Beto O’Rourke Rode a Bike And the Internet Exploded
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An urban, plain-clothes transportation cyclist could be running for president and bike Twitter nearly broke.