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
For Pete’s Sake! Sec. Buttigieg Won’t Push Back on States that Ignore Equity, Climate Guidelines
| | No Comments
The U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary doesn't look like he's up to fight GOP lawmakers over the Biden climate and systemic racism agenda.
DOT Finally Admits, ‘We Have a Problem on Canal Street’
| | No Comments
Is it finally time to #FixCanal?
To the Barricades! Grassroots Effort Needed to Blunt ‘Boneheaded’ Bike Block Bill
| | No Comments
Cycling activists were in a scramble to organize opposition to a Senate bill that surprisingly passed its first hurdle on Monday despite an intent to make it harder for the city to install bike racks and bike lanes.
CHELSEA FEARS: Locals Want More Space for Bikes at Waterfront Rec Center
| | No Comments
Members of Manhattan's Community Board 4 want the Chelsea Piers complex to reduce the width of its driveway to create a safer Hudson River Greenway at one of its notorious pinch points.
City Covers Up Failure After Cyclist Death, With Hastily Made Repair
| | No Comments
The caved-in pavement on 40th Drive in Elmhurst that knocked 77-year-old Lin Wen-Chiang off his bike late on Thursday night, causing his death, has been hastily patched by city workers — too late, of course, to save him.
Badly Repaired Road Implicated in Crash that Killed a Senior Cyclist in Elmhurst
| | No Comments
A Queens cyclist died after falling from his bike after hitting a rough patch of badly repaired road on a residential street in Elmhurst late on Thursday night.
City Electeds to Albany Leaders: We Want Some of that Greenway Green, Too!
| | No Comments
The state spent $200 million to build the "Empire" trail upstate. Now, city electeds want their own $200-million pie.
ONE YEAR LATER: NYPD Has No Answers for Grieving Mom of Brooklyn Hit-and-Run Victim
| | No Comments
"I have nothing. I have nothing," she told Streetsblog this week as she prepared a small vigil with her two surviving children at the crash site at Court Street on Thursday at around 4:30 p.m.
DOT Commish Promises Safety Improvements at Queens Intersection Where Pedestrian Was Run Over Three Times
| | No Comments
Ydanis Rodriguez promised that his agency would make safety improvements at a notorious Queens intersection, but it will take a few more days.
‘Apolline’s Garden’ is a Go, DOT Commissioner Says
| | No Comments
Ydanis Rodriguez confirmed that a Brooklyn roadway where a 3-month-old girl was killed in her stroller by a reckless driver will be converted into a public plaza, pushing aside the parochial concerns of car owners who will no longer be able to use curbside space to park six vehicles for free.
Cops Say They’ve Arrested the Hit-and-Run Driver Who Killed a Beloved Teacher on McGuinness Blvd
| | No Comments
The death so horrified the community that McGuinness cleaves that then-Mayor de Blasio immediately announced that the roadway would undergo a $40-million facelift, which remains in the planning stage.
Tuesday’s Headlines: It’s Time for March (Cop Parking) Madness
| | No Comments
Every year, Streetsblog creates an NCAA-style bracket of NYPD precincts whose officers completely disrespect their neighbors by illegally parking their personal and official vehicles all over the place. Send us your favorites today. And also read our news digest!