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Gersh Kuntzman

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Look at that kid! He's having fun!

VIDEO: Open Streets Are Letting Kids Be Kids Again

By Gersh Kuntzman | May 18, 2020 | No Comments
People are seeing how life is so much better when cars are banished from neighborhood streets and kids can just ... play (which reminds us of a song!).

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.
Photo: Gersh Kuntzman

NYC Launches ‘Open Streets’ — Without Cop Enforcement

By Gersh Kuntzman | May 4, 2020 | No Comments
Imagine that: open streets, people walking, neighbors socially distancing while they get some air — and not a cop in sight.

A Round and a Roundy: Let’s Redesign Our City — With Moats!

By Gersh Kuntzman | Apr 28, 2020 | No Comments
Bill Roundy may be a cartoonist — you know, a guy who plays with crayons all day — but he’s not blind to the fact that everyone and his brother have been calling for substantive changes in how cities are run after the coronavirus crisis is over.
A loud display of support.

BUZZKILL: Blue Angels ‘Tribute’ is Just Pollution

By Gersh Kuntzman | Apr 28, 2020 | No Comments
If spewing pollution over a city battling a respiratory disease is a salute, it's definitely the one-finger kind.
One of Oakland's 'slow streets,' at Shafter and 42nd. Photo: OakDOT

Oakland Sets Bar as NYC 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.
Photo: Law Chen

MUST-WATCH: ‘Delivery Guys are Not Trash’ — They’re Heroes

By Gersh Kuntzman | Apr 27, 2020 | No Comments
If you watch nothing else today, please watch this four-minute video by producers Jon Hsu and Law Chen featuring New York's hard-working delivery cyclists.
Image: OakDOT

Q&A with OakDOT’s Ryan Russo: Here’s How to Do Open Streets

By Gersh Kuntzman | Apr 24, 2020 | No Comments
Oakland show how streets can be opened up for pedestrians without a lot of cops.

Californians Laugh As Mayor Says LA Drivers are Better

By Gersh Kuntzman | Apr 22, 2020 | No Comments
Golden State residents were openly mocking our mayor after he said that "in California, drivers stop at intersections even if there's no light or stop sign; they stop when people are trying to cross the street even in the middle of the street." They don't.
Council Member Carlina Rivera is co-sponsor of the bill to create more open space. Photo courtesy Karlin Chan, used with permission

Inspired by Oakland, NYC Council Wants Open Streets

By Gersh Kuntzman | Apr 17, 2020 | No Comments
Mayor de Blasio will be forced — by law — to open up scores of miles of roadways for pedestrians and cyclists, thanks to a City Council bill that will be introduced next week.
These are the barricades that Oakland's Department of Public Works put up — which Mayor de Blasio claimed were not put up. Photo: Roger Rudick

Live from New York: Mayor Wrong on Oakland Open Streets

By Gersh Kuntzman | Apr 15, 2020 | No Comments
Our Streetsblog San Francisco correspondent Roger Rudick has the whole story — complete with pictures showing the mayor flat-out lied about the East Bay experiment.
Cones, not cops. This is how one street activist opened up a neighborhood road for residents to socially distance. Photo: Gersh Kuntzman

ANALYSIS: Why De Blasio’s Open-Space Pilot Was Such a Failure (And Check Out What You Can Do With Cones!)

By Gersh Kuntzman | Apr 7, 2020 | No Comments
Four letters: N.Y.P.D.
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