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

This is what New York City looks like when the NYPD puts a pin at the location of every one of the 14,538 reported collisions that occurred in just the first 28 days of 2019. Photo: NYPD

Bloody January: Cyclist Injuries and Fatalities Soared Last Month [Updated]

By Gersh Kuntzman | Feb 4, 2019 | 8 Comments

In the first 28 days of the year, 191 cyclists were reported injured, up from 158, or 20 percent, from the same period last year.

NYPD Seems to Blame Latest Cyclist Victim for Her Own Death

By Gersh Kuntzman | Feb 3, 2019 | 3 Comments

Did cyclist Susan Moses kill herself? That's basically what the NYPD would have you believe.

Assembly Member Bobby Carroll. Photo: Clarence Eckerson Jr.

Bobby’s Blue Bombshell: Cuomo’s Congestion Pricing Numbers are ‘Bullshit’

By Gersh Kuntzman | Feb 1, 2019 | 9 Comments

Assembly Member Bobby Carroll, one of the staunchest supporters of congestion pricing, is upset because the governor's plan won't raise nearly enough money for transit.

The irony of the NYPD crackdown was that Police Department employees often order food for delivery. Photo: Ben Verde

NYPD Brass Hates E-Bikes … Until They’re Delivering Their Lunch!

By Gersh Kuntzman and Ben Verde | Feb 1, 2019 | 17 Comments

Did that burger come with a side of hypocrisy?

Last year, Council Speaker Corey Johnson (at podium with disabled advocate Sasha Blair-Goldenshon in the foreground) said he supported better subway accessibility. Not much has changed in the 18 months since this photo was taken.

Two More Reasons to Support Congestion Pricing: Safety and Transit Accessibility

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jan 31, 2019 | 4 Comments

The money would fund improvements to disabled transit riders while also making roadways safer for pedestrians and cyclists.

Pedestrian Killed by SUV Driver Trying to Park on Upper East Side

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jan 30, 2019 | 37 Comments

An Upper East Side pedestrian was run down by a driver who was going in reverse to get a parking space on E. 91st Street late on Tuesday, police said.

Gov. Cuomo. Photo: Governor’s Office/Flickr

OPINION: Gov. Cuomo Is Talking Crazy About Congestion Pricing — But He May Be Crazy Like a Fox

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jan 29, 2019 | 13 Comments

Gov. Cuomo said the wrong thing about transit on Wednesday — but he said it for the right reason. In a chat with Brian Lehrer on WNYC, the governor suggested that congestion pricing must pass so that the MTA would not need to raise transit fares to cover an annual operating budget shortfall this year. […]