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
Citi Bike To Triple Fleet Size And Double Zone as Lyft Coughs Up $100M
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Citi Bike will add more than 35,000 bikes to its current fleet of 10,000 or so as part of a five-year, $100-million investment from the company's new owner, Lyft.
CYCLE OF RAGE: Mayor de Blasio is Blind to the Real Terror — Cars!
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We don't have a democratically elected government anymore in New York City — we have a government by irrational old ladies.
Cyclist Injured in Crash in Eighth Avenue Bike Lane Gap
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Another injury in a section of town that Mayor de Blasio has simply lost control of.
New E-Scooter Bills Seek to Stop NYPD Crackdown on E-Bikes
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Councilman Rafael Espinal is crafting legislation that, he says, will bring throttle-controlled bikes favored by delivery workers out of the shadows.
Cops Arrest Upstate Driver Who Killed One, Injured Six, in Chinatown
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Police arrested the driver who ran down seven people, killing one, in Chinatown on Monday night, charging him with multiple counts.
Driver Charged in Fatal Chinatown Crash that Killed a Senior
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A 90-year-old woman has died of injuries sustained when a driver ran her down in Chinatown earlier this month — a rare incident where the driver was charged.
Kent Avenue Will Have More Protection for Cyclists, But Less Space for Pedestrians
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Could the city be finally reining in the rogue parkers of South Williamsburg?
Five Takeaways from Andy Byford’s WNYC Interview
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New York City Transit President Andy Byford dropped by for a session with WNYC's Powerful Official Whisperer Brian Lehrer on Wednesday.
Yo, NYPD, You Call This a Bus Lane Enforcement Effort?
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A much-ballyhooed "clear bus lanes" enforcement crackdown by the NYPD wasn't much of a crackdown at all.
One Driver Dead in Multi-Car Crash in Brooklyn Bridge [Updated]
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An early morning crash shuts down the fabled span.
It’s Over! Street Safety Impediment Marty Golden Admits He’s a Loser
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Years of fighting street-safety efforts add up to one thing: Marty Golden is now retired.
CYCLE OF RAGE: NYPD is Not Doing Enough to Crack Down on Cabbies on their Phones
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Uber and Lyft basically require cabbies to be on their phones all day — so why isn't the NYPD battling this known safety scourge?