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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

Mayor Adams rode the subway on his first day in office. File photo: Ed Reed/Mayor's Office

Wait, What? Does Mayor Adams Really Think Our Transit System is the Best in the World?

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jan 19, 2022 | No Comments
An otherwise unrelated press conference veers into shaky territory for the new mayor.
He's the boss: DOT Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez in his first press conference since taking the city's second most important job. Photo: Gersh Kuntzman

Ydanis Rodriguez Meets the Press: What a Nice Guy (Who Didn’t Say Much)

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jan 19, 2022 | No Comments
The rebel is now the Man. Department of Transportation Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez met the press for the first time since taking the helm of the $1.3-billion agency on Tuesday — and the new boss found himself on shaky ground, fielding questions from the city’s vaunted press corps that would have been red meat back in […]
On Jan. 16.

Streetsblog Gets Action: That Derelict Car in Harlem Has Finally Been Removed

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jan 18, 2022 | No Comments
Going ... going ... gone.
This was the abandoned, totaled Mercedes in front of Assembly Member Al Taylor's office on Jan. 9, after it had already been sitting there for two weeks. Photo: Wendy Franks

Check Out This Abandoned Car in Harlem!

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jan 17, 2022 | No Comments
Slow news day? Why not head to Harlem and check out the burnt-out abandoned vehicle in front of Assembly Member Al Taylor's office?
File photo: Dave Colon

Two Pedestrians are Struck, One Killed, in Horrific Crashes in Brooklyn and Queens

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jan 14, 2022 | No Comments
Two pedestrians were hit, one fatally, in separate crashes on Thursday — and in both cases, the drivers were charged.
There is just a ton of this in New York City today. File photo: Gersh Kuntzman

Up Next for DOT: City Law Requires 500 New Loading Zones Every Year

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jan 14, 2022 | No Comments
The city Department of Transportation is now required by law to install at least 500 loading zones annually. How's that going?
The intersection of E. 36th Street and Fillmore Avenue where Mary O'Brien was fatally injured. Photo: Google

GMC Truck Driver Who Killed Brooklyn Pedestrian is Issued a Mere Summons

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jan 13, 2022 | No Comments
A Brooklyn woman has died of injuries she sustained when she was run over by the driver of a massive GMC truck last month — and the driver walked off with a mere summons.
A symbol of New York City's bike lane network. File photo: Vivian Lipson

Bike NY to DOT: The City’s Cycling Program is No Longer a World Leader, So Fix It

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jan 12, 2022 | No Comments
The first order of business is recognizing the city has a problem, the Jan. 7 letter from Bike New York to DOT Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez stated.
Photo: Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office

So is Eric Adams’s ‘Asst. Parking Director’ Brother Qualified to Head Mayoral Security?

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jan 12, 2022 | No Comments
From parking cars to protecting the second-most-important public official in the United States?
Look, ma, no cars! This is what a safe street looks like. File photo: Angela Stach

BY THE NUMBERS: Car-Free Streets are Simply Safer, Data Continue to Show

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jan 11, 2022 | No Comments
Injuries, for example, are down 89 percent along the 34th Avenue open street, a new analysis shows.
Here's the moment of impact when Luis Zuniga allegedly killed Estelle Davis.

Brooklyn DA Charges Reckless Backhoe Driver, Foreman for Killing Senior Pedestrian

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jan 7, 2022 | No Comments
The construction worker who backed over and killed a 61-year-old woman last year in Brooklyn — as well as the foreman at his jobsite — have been charged in the death.
Photo rendering: DOT

Need Help Finding the Brooklyn Bridge Foot and Bike Paths? Good Luck!

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jan 7, 2022 | No Comments
A plan by the city to help people locate the entrance to the Brooklyn Bridge foot and bike paths has stalled.
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