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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

Citi bike docks in a residential neighborhood. Photo: Citi Bike Flickr

Citi Bike To Triple Fleet Size And Double Zone as Lyft Coughs Up $100M

By Gersh Kuntzman | Nov 29, 2018 | 45 Comments
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.
The real threat.

CYCLE OF RAGE: Mayor de Blasio is Blind to the Real Terror — Cars!

By Gersh Kuntzman | Nov 28, 2018 | 10 Comments
We don't have a democratically elected government anymore in New York City — we have a government by irrational old ladies.
This kind of thing happens all too often on Eighth Avenue. Photo: Streetsblog

Cyclist Injured in Crash in Eighth Avenue Bike Lane Gap

By Gersh Kuntzman | Nov 27, 2018 | 17 Comments
Another injury in a section of town that Mayor de Blasio has simply lost control of.
NYPD's crackdown on electric-assist bikes could end under a proposed bill. Photo:  NYPD

New E-Scooter Bills Seek to Stop NYPD Crackdown on E-Bikes

By Gersh Kuntzman | Nov 27, 2018 | 67 Comments
Councilman Rafael Espinal is crafting legislation that, he says, will bring throttle-controlled bikes favored by delivery workers out of the shadows.
Here's how the Times covered the carnage.

Cops Arrest Upstate Driver Who Killed One, Injured Six, in Chinatown

By Gersh Kuntzman | Nov 27, 2018 | 5 Comments
Police arrested the driver who ran down seven people, killing one, in Chinatown on Monday night, charging him with multiple counts.
Photo: Franz Golhen

Driver Charged in Fatal Chinatown Crash that Killed a Senior

By Gersh Kuntzman | Nov 26, 2018 | 2 Comments
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.
Big changes are coming to Kent Avenue in South Williamsburg, including a narrower sidewalk to accommodate the neighborhood's drivers. Photo: Gersh Kuntzman

Kent Avenue Will Have More Protection for Cyclists, But Less Space for Pedestrians

By Gersh Kuntzman | Nov 26, 2018 | 31 Comments
Could the city be finally reining in the rogue parkers of South Williamsburg?
Andy Byford and a friend — in happier times. Photo: Marc A. Hermann / MTA New York City Transit

Five Takeaways from Andy Byford’s WNYC Interview

By Gersh Kuntzman | Nov 21, 2018 | 15 Comments
New York City Transit President Andy Byford dropped by for a session with WNYC's Powerful Official Whisperer Brian Lehrer on Wednesday.
A blocked bus lane on Fulton Street in Brooklyn. (Full disclosure: this is file art.) Photo: Ben Fried

Yo, NYPD, You Call This a Bus Lane Enforcement Effort?

By Gersh Kuntzman | Nov 21, 2018 | 5 Comments
A much-ballyhooed "clear bus lanes" enforcement crackdown by the NYPD wasn't much of a crackdown at all.
Aftermath of the crash. Photo: Gersh Kuntzman

One Driver Dead in Multi-Car Crash in Brooklyn Bridge [Updated]

By Gersh Kuntzman | Nov 21, 2018 | 6 Comments
An early morning crash shuts down the fabled span.
This is how we'll remember State Senator Marty Golden — pretending to be a cop to intimidate a cyclist. Photo: Brian Howald

It’s Over! Street Safety Impediment Marty Golden Admits He’s a Loser

By Gersh Kuntzman | Nov 19, 2018 | 14 Comments
Years of fighting street-safety efforts add up to one thing: Marty Golden is now retired.
This is the last thing we want to see. Video still: ABC7

CYCLE OF RAGE: NYPD is Not Doing Enough to Crack Down on Cabbies on their Phones

By Gersh Kuntzman | Nov 19, 2018 | 4 Comments
Uber and Lyft basically require cabbies to be on their phones all day — so why isn't the NYPD battling this known safety scourge?
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