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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. Email Gersh at gersh@streetsblog.org

Recent Posts

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3,000 out of 3,001 Americans Want to Decarbonize Transportation — But Will the GOP Do It?

By Gersh Kuntzman | Oct 18, 2022 | No Comments
By a roughly 3,000-to-1 ratio during the public comment period, Americans support a key Biden administration climate initiative.
This tool is the sharpest one in the drawer.

Report: New York Remains a Tale of Two Cities for Public Space Equity

By Gersh Kuntzman | Oct 18, 2022 | No Comments
See the city in a whole new light — an unflattering one.
Memorial candles burnt in the entrance of the Bridge Street building where Kala Santiago lived with her mother before she was killed by a truck driver on Wednesday. Photos: Gersh Kuntzman and Dave Colon (inset)

No Charges for Truck Driver Who Killed Cyclist Despite Being on a No-Truck Route and Failing to Yield

By Gersh Kuntzman | Oct 14, 2022 | No Comments
The driver who killed a 25-year-old cyclist on Wednesday has still not been charged in the death by the NYPD.
City of Yes could mean no to this.

Mayor Adams’s ‘City of Yes’ Zoning Proposal Will Take on Parking Minimums (But How Seriously?)

By Gersh Kuntzman | Oct 13, 2022 | No Comments
New York wants to be the "City of Yes" — but will it finally say "no" to parking?
The memorial for Baby Apolline is actually on the block that would have been turned into a one-way slow street, but is back to being a two-way car sewer. File photo: Gersh Kuntzman

‘Apolline’s Garden’ Project Scaled Back after ‘Community Feedback,’ Says DOT

By Gersh Kuntzman | Oct 12, 2022 | No Comments
It's a watered-down memorial.
The scene of the crash is a popular area for recreation. Inset, cops look over the dead cyclist's bike. Photos: Dave Colon

UPDATE: Cyclist Killed by Truck Driver Near Prospect Park

By Gersh Kuntzman and Dave Colon | Oct 12, 2022 | No Comments
A cyclist was killed by a truck driver along Parkside Avenue near Prospect Park this morning, police said.
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Drivers (Mostly Men) Rely Way Too Much on Those Automated Driving Systems, Study Says

By Gersh Kuntzman | Oct 12, 2022 | No Comments
Toxic masculinity and automated driving systems seem to go hand in hand.
The scene of the crash. Photo: Phil O'Brien / W42ST

UPDATE: Pedestrian Killed in Midtown

By Gersh Kuntzman | Oct 6, 2022 | No Comments
A pedestrian was struck and killed by a truck driver at a busy Midtown intersection on Thursday morning — and the NYPD said in its preliminary report that the dead man "walked in front" of a moving tractor trailer.
Tom DiNapoli isn't waving the white flag just yet, but his fiscal report holds bad news for transit fans. Photo: The Streetsblog Photoshop Desk

Comptroller: MTA Finances are in Trouble (But You Knew That)

By Gersh Kuntzman | Oct 6, 2022 | No Comments
Tom DiNapoli says that the regional transit agency is facing a $2.5-billion annual operating deficit in 2025 — and more in the "out" years — if it does not restore ridership to pre-pandemic levels that no one thinks is possible.
Outdoor dining is saved...for now.

Open Restaurants Program Survives Legal Hurdle … For Now

By Gersh Kuntzman | Oct 5, 2022 | No Comments
A panel of state judges has stalled a community lawsuit against the city's open restaurant program — but not because the suit lacks merit, but simply because it's too early to claim damages from an initiative that is in the middle of a legislative process to become a permanent fixture of New York City life.
There have not been enough of these this year, DOT data show — and Council Member Gale Brewer may look into it. Photo: Gersh Kuntzman

CM Brewer: ‘I’ll Hold DOT Accountable on Promises and Data’

By Gersh Kuntzman | Oct 5, 2022 | No Comments
The chair of the Council's oversight committee will consider investigating the Department of Transportation for a pattern of claiming significant street safety improvements, yet failing to provide evidence of same.
This Jeep with the fake Florida plate has been hiding in plain sight near the 20th Precinct station house, but officers have done nothing, despite several 311 complaints.

Hiding in Plain Sight: The Ghost Car of the Upper West Side — A Case Study in Not Getting Stuff Done

By Gersh Kuntzman | Oct 4, 2022 | No Comments
Three months after Mayor Adams announced a crackdown on cars with fake plates, a Jeep has been sitting on the Upper West Side — and cops have repeatedly ignored multiple 311 complaints about the criminal presence on the streets.
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