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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

The mayor loves his trolley. Image: Friends of the BQX

EDC: LOL, BQX Not DOA, OK?

By Gersh Kuntzman | Feb 27, 2019 | 7 Comments
The mayor is still pushing his trolley, even after his Department of Transportation named part of its route a "Vision Zero Priority Corridor." Can that really happen?
Online purchases from third-party vendors would be taxed to help fund the subway.

Cuomo: Your Online Purchases Will Help Fund the MTA

By Gersh Kuntzman | Feb 26, 2019 | 8 Comments
We'll get you, Amazon — and your little Etsy, too.
The scene of the crash. Photo: Google

No Charges in Fatal Hit-and-Run on Queens Boulevard

By Gersh Kuntzman | Feb 25, 2019 | 6 Comments
Police caught up with — but did not arrest — the hit-and-run driver who ran down and killed a Queens Boulevard pedestrian on Sunday afternoon.
Victim MD Rajon in a photo obtained by Channel 7 News.

Cops Finally Arrest Driver Who Killed Delivery Worker in Brooklyn Last Year

By Gersh Kuntzman | Feb 24, 2019 | No Comments
Police have finally charged the hit-and-run driver they say ran over and killed a delivery cyclist in Brooklyn last year.
Meet your would-be Public Advocates: (top row from left) Jumaane Williams, Rafael Espinal, Nomiki Konst. (second row, from left) Melissa Mark-Viverito, Ydanis Rodriguez, Danny O'Donnell. (bottom row from left) Michael Blake, Ron Kim, Dawn Smalls

The Race for Public Advocate: Ten Candidates Address Street Safety, Transit

By Gersh Kuntzman | Feb 22, 2019 | 29 Comments
The top candidates answered our questionnaires — so read them all here!
Former City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito. Photo: William Alatriste for the NYC Council

StreetsPAC Endorses Mark-Viverito for Public Advocate

By Gersh Kuntzman | Feb 20, 2019 | 9 Comments
The main political action committee on livable streets issues has endorsed the former City Council speaker for public advocate, citing her enlightened, forward-think approach to street safety.
Police on Wednesday arrested the 24-year-old driver who hit and killed the former Columbia University professor and dean Peter Awn in January.

Cops: No Charges Against Driver Who Fatally Struck Beloved Columbia Dean

By Gersh Kuntzman | Feb 20, 2019 | 1 Comment
Police have released some sketchy details about the death of a beloved Columbia University dean — but one point definitely stands out: the driver who ran over 75-year-old Peter Awn was not charged in the death.

CYCLE OF RAGE: Mayor de Blasio’s War on Delivery Cyclists is Elitist and Betrays ‘Fairest City’ Boast

By Gersh Kuntzman | Feb 20, 2019 | 20 Comments
Fairest city in America? Hardly, when we have a mayor who gleefully punishes the lowest-wage workers — whose jobs only exist because rich people hire them.
He puts up big signs, but undermines them frequently. Photo: Gersh Kuntzman

De Blasio Touts New ‘Pedestrian Safety’ Plans — But They Have a Long Way to Go

By Gersh Kuntzman | Feb 19, 2019 | 9 Comments
Meet the new pedestrian safety plan — better than the old pedestrian safety plan?
Police on Wednesday arrested the 24-year-old driver who hit and killed the former Columbia University professor and dean Peter Awn in January.

Beloved Columbia Dean Dies of Injuries After Being Run Over

By Gersh Kuntzman | Feb 18, 2019 | 11 Comments
The former Columbia University professor and dean who was badly injured by a driver near the Morningside Heights campus last month died Sunday, the school announced today.
What the mess of Third Avenue at 37th St. typically looks like. Photo: Google

Pedestrian Killed by Fuel Truck Driver in Murray Hill

By Gersh Kuntzman | Feb 15, 2019 | 12 Comments
An oil truck driver is facing virtually no jail time for killing a 27-year-old pedestrian crossing E. 37th Street with the light on Friday morning.
Photo: Franz Golhen

Pedestrian Killed By Hit-and-Run School Bus Driver in the Bronx

By Gersh Kuntzman | Feb 14, 2019 | 19 Comments
A Bronx woman was fatally struck by a school bus driver, who fled the crash site in the Castle Hill section before cops arrived, police said.
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