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Gersh Kuntzman @realgershkuntzman.bsky.social · 5h

I’m on The Power Joker special Halloween show this Saturday night at Caveat with @misernyc.bsky.social. Check it out here: www.caveat.nyc/events/the-p...

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Gersh Kuntzman @realgershkuntzman.bsky.social · 1d

Whenever I see an asshole driving like 35 miles per hour on a narrow residential side street and punish-passing cyclists, I always run the plate ... and I am constantly amazed how our cops and political elite allow drivers like this to terrorize our neighborhoods: howsmydrivingny.nyc/tajpl3oz

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Gersh Kuntzman @realgershkuntzman.bsky.social · 1d

Sometimes, you just gotta tip your hat. #Dodgers

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Gersh Kuntzman @realgershkuntzman.bsky.social · 2d

It’s Jimmy and the Jaywalkers’ first music video, accompanying the hit, “You Never See a Mayor on a Subway”! Will @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social break the mold?: youtu.be/4mZA_TzX9Wo

Jimmy and the Jaywalkers: "You Never See A Mayor On A Subway"

YouTube video by Gersh Kuntzman

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Gersh Kuntzman @realgershkuntzman.bsky.social · 2d

Great job alert: www.journalismjobs.com/job-listing/...

JournalismJobs.com - Job Listing - Social Video Producer

JournalismJobs.com has journalism and media job listings with digital media, newspapers, tv stations, radio stations, magazines, nonprofits, and academia.

www.journalismjobs.com

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Streetopia Upper West Side @streetopia.bsky.social · 6d

“You can’t tell me a parking space at the corner of a street is worth a life.”

Advocates are in front of the district office of @galeabrewer.bsky.social this morning to ask her why she changed her mind and no longer supports universal daylighting in NYC.

A group of people gathered on the sidewalk in front Council Member Gale Brewer’s district office.

A sign held up in front of Gale Brewer’s office that reads “You supported safety, Gale. Don’t turn your back now.”

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Gersh Kuntzman @realgershkuntzman.bsky.social · 6d

Every single day I am almost run over and killed by a car driver.

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Gersh Kuntzman @realgershkuntzman.bsky.social · 7d

Amazing job at Streetsblog for the right video producer: docs.google.com/document/d/1...

StreetsblogNYC Social Video Producer job description

Title: Streetsblog Social Video Producer Location: New York, NY Salary: $75,000-$80,000 annual salary plus benefits Date Posted: October 3, 2025 Application Due: October 24, 2025 Interviews w...

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Ben K. @benjaminkabak.com · 7d

My assumption is union busting.

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Rebecca Baird-Remba @thecitywanderer.bsky.social · 7d

REI soho closing is pretty bad for anyone who loves buying outdoor gear in the five boroughs. I know their c-suite is retrenching and cost cutting but I think folding up their NYC presence entirely is a huge mistake www.bicycleretailer.com/industry-new...

REI to close three stores, including NYC SoHo location

SEATTLE (BRAIN) — A week after announcing a strategic plan to employees that would involve difficult decisions to grow sales, REI Co-op said it will close three stores next year, including the New Yor...

www.bicycleretailer.com

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Gersh Kuntzman @realgershkuntzman.bsky.social · 7d

And, of course, emergency vehicles can use the bike lane.

Doug Gordon @brooklynspoke.bsky.social · 8d

And, look, if the complaint is that emergency vehicles can't get through now that Court St has been reduced to one motor vehicle lane, then in order to be consistent you need to argue for removing parking on every side street in the city, most of which are one lane. Those are the rules!

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Gersh Kuntzman @realgershkuntzman.bsky.social · 8d

Please come to "The Power Joker," the monthly comedy show that takes on the legacy of Robert Moses (with jokes!), on Oct. 18. I'll be there with @misernyc.bsky.social: www.caveat.nyc/events/the-p...

The Power Joker: A Robert Moses Spooktacular

All of RM's nightmares come to life! Comedy, experts, music, and a costume contest.

www.caveat.nyc

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Gersh Kuntzman @realgershkuntzman.bsky.social · 8d

Every aging, out-of-step pol (and, yes, journalist!) needs to read this insightful @nytopinion.nytimes.com piece by Jennifer Steinhauer: www.nytimes.com/2025/10/06/o...

Opinion | Win or Lose, It’s Zohran Mamdani’s Political World Now

www.nytimes.com

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Gersh Kuntzman @realgershkuntzman.bsky.social · 8d

Streetsblog continues to expand! Now the biggest NYC-devoted newsroom in town needs a social video producer. Check it out and share: www.journalismjobs.com/job-listing/...

JournalismJobs.com - Job Listing - Social Video Producer

JournalismJobs.com has journalism and media job listings with digital media, newspapers, tv stations, radio stations, magazines, nonprofits, and academia.

www.journalismjobs.com

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Gersh Kuntzman @realgershkuntzman.bsky.social · 8d

CC: Joann Ariola.

nycbikelanes @nycbikelanes.bsky.social · 8d

A scary incident occurred at the Jay St Metrotech Station when a track fire caused the station to fill with smoke.

The @fdny.bsky.social response was delayed due to illegally parked vehicles on Jay St. They couldn't even access the curb due to @nypdnews.bsky.social vehicles parked at a bus stop.

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Gersh Kuntzman @realgershkuntzman.bsky.social · 10d

New York is the Tirana of America.

Chris Sommerfeldt @c-sommerfeldt.bsky.social · 10d

Around 11:30 p.m. last night, Mayor Adams' office announced he's going to Albania this week.

On "day one" of his trip, Adams is meeting with the country's prime minister and will also "visit local businesses and factories."

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Gersh Kuntzman @realgershkuntzman.bsky.social · 10d

I am sad for many of the brewers in this story and did all I could for them: www.nytimes.com/2025/10/05/b...

Craft Breweries Struggle as Sales and Appetites Wane

www.nytimes.com

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Gersh Kuntzman @realgershkuntzman.bsky.social · 11d

Reminder: When the Cuomos and Tisches and Lawlers and Malliotakises of the world say that Zohran Mamdani is extreme or out of touch or radical, remember that THEY are the ones who are out of step with our CITY: www.nytimes.com/2025/10/04/n...

Mamdani Is More Foe Than Friend in the Suburbs, Even Among Democrats

www.nytimes.com

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Gersh Kuntzman @realgershkuntzman.bsky.social · 14d

I am BOYCOTTING this event until Jimmy and the Jaywalkers are invited to perform "Criminal Mischief." @hellgatenyc.com

Hell Gate *subscribe today!* @hellgatenyc.com · 14d

Did you know some local reporters (including some of our own) can really shred? We are one week out from Hell Gate's "In Battle, Bands," an evening of musical acts featuring some of NYC's best reporters and editors, on Wednesday, 10/8. Get your ticket here: tickets.venuepilot.com/e/hellgate-1...

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Gersh Kuntzman @realgershkuntzman.bsky.social · 14d

NOT A FRIENDLY CROWD, Zohran. Watch out for NJ resident Whoopi Goldberg's lies about bike lanes: nyc.streetsblog.org/2024/03/14/t...

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Gersh Kuntzman @realgershkuntzman.bsky.social · 15d

Yesterday's EXCLUSIVE about President Trump's denial of security funding for the MTA has been updated with additional evidence of vindictiveness by the president over NYC's "sanctuary city" status: nyc.streetsblog.org/2025/09/30/t...

BIG ZERO: Trump Stiffs MTA in 'Sanctuary City' Tantrum - Streetsblog New York City

The federal government will deny the MTA millions of dollars in public safety funding because of New York's "sanctuary city" policies.

nyc.streetsblog.org

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Gersh Kuntzman @realgershkuntzman.bsky.social · 15d

Another great post by @sophlebo.bsky.social about the federal Drug Enforcement Administration's seizure of the NYC DOT's great 10th Avenue bike lane. But this great story also comes with a video of me protesting the illegal takeover by taunting DEA with a doobie! nyc.streetsblog.org/2025/10/01/w...

West Side Pols Call on Trump Administration to Stop Illegally Blocking 10th Ave. Bike Lane - Streetsblog New York City

The DEA blockade of the 10th Avenue bike lane continues, and local politicians are demanding the federal agency stop denying cyclists safety.

nyc.streetsblog.org

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Gersh Kuntzman @realgershkuntzman.bsky.social · 15d

Come for the federal drug cops seizing the 10th Avenue bike lane, but stay for me smoking a doobie in front of the Drug Enforcement Administration: nyc.streetsblog.org/2025/10/01/w...

Wednesday's Headlines: This is Your DOT on Drugs Edition - Streetsblog New York City

Yes, that's our editor consuming drugs in front of the federal Drug Enforcement Administration office on 10th Avenue to protest the agency's seizure of the bike lane. Plus other news.

nyc.streetsblog.org

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Gersh Kuntzman @realgershkuntzman.bsky.social · 15d

OMG, this and so much more.

Isaac Dovere @isaacdovere.bsky.social · 15d

At event in DC, Sen. Chris Van Hollen keeps it going with Hakeem
Jeffries over not endorsing @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social: if you can’t back the kind of campaign he ran, “don’t ask those young people to show up for other Democrats across the country — that’s the message that will be sent.”

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Gersh Kuntzman @realgershkuntzman.bsky.social · 15d

This is an outrage and every journalist needs to stand up for Dean Moses of amNY right now: www.amny.com/immigration/...

ICE agents assault amNewYork reporter at Federal Plaza immigration court; another journalist seriously injured after shove | amNewYork

ICE agents assaulted amNewYork's own Dean Moses, and allegedly attacked another journalist, on Tuesday morning as they were documenting the ongoing arrests of

www.amny.com

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Gersh Kuntzman @realgershkuntzman.bsky.social · 15d

BREAKING AND EXCLUSIVE NEWS: Trump's DHS has stiffed the MTA with $0 for security in "sanctuary city" tantrum. @davecolon.bsky.social has the world exclusive: nyc.streetsblog.org/2025/09/30/t...

BIG ZERO: Trump Stiffs MTA in 'Sanctuary City' Tantrum - Streetsblog New York City

The federal government will deny the MTA millions of dollars in public safety funding because of New York's "sanctuary city" policies.

nyc.streetsblog.org

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