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
A Pedestrian is Killed in Bensonhurst
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A pedestrian was run down and killed by the driver of a massive 2019 Chevy Tahoe on Cropsey Avenue in Bensonhurst on Wednesday night.
Hours into 2019, a Cyclist is Doored to Death [UPDATED]
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UPDATED: A cyclist became the first victim of road violence in 2019 when he was doored into traffic on busy Third Avenue in Brooklyn and then run over by another driver just hours after the ball dropped in Times Square.
Two More Deaths Bring a Bloody End to a Bad Year for NYC Pedestrians
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Two more pedestrians were killed by drivers in the waning hours of 2018 — a year that saw an increase in pedestrian deaths despite declining fatalities for cyclists and motorists overall.
Streetsies 2018: The Worst Thing Mayor de Blasio Said This Year
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By most objective measures, Mayor de Blasio is a Vision Zero hero. But boy does this guy put his foot in his mouth too often!
Another Pedestrian is Dead in Very Bad Year for City Walkers
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Ebenzer Edwards is the 112th pedestrian to be killed by drivers through December 30 — six more than last year.
Streetsies 2018: The Biggest Piece of Unfinished Business of the Year
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There was plenty of good news this year. Here's the bad news.
[Updated] Driver Arrested after Killing Senior Citizen in The Bronx
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A driver ran over and killed a senior citizen a few steps from her home on Miles Avenue in the dangerous Throgs Neck section of the Bronx, the NYPD said late Saturday night.
Streetsies 2018: Meet This Year’s Award Winners (And Winners Who Are Really Losers)
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This year, we'll open with this roundup of winners in key areas, followed by a week's worth of breakout award winners whose year was so chock-full of action that they warranted much fuller discussion.
Cops Hunt Hit-and-Run Madman in Bay Ridge While a Driver Kills on the Upper East Side
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Police are seeking the public's help in identifying the driver who ran down a Bay Ridge pedestrian earlier this month and kept on driving
Cops Arrest Driver Months After He Killed a Brooklyn Pedestrian
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Police on Thursday arrested the Staten Island driver who ran down and killed a Brooklyn pedestrian back in October — an interesting development because cops initially had said the victim was outside the crosswalk.
[UPDATED] Courthouse Clerk Killed by Bus Driver Near City Hall
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A pedestrian was run down and killed by a private bus driver in Lower Manhattan on Thursday night — and the driver was charged.
FACT CHECK: City Did Not Build 20.9 Miles of ‘Protected’ Bike Lanes This Year
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The Department of Transportation said it uses a definition of "protected bike lane" that allows a route to be called "protected" even if there is no physical barrier.