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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

Vision Zero in 2021. File photo: Gersh Kuntzman

Vision Zero Epicenters: 5 Dangerous Neighborhoods that Should Be on Eric Adams’s Agenda

By Gersh Kuntzman and Jesse Coburn | Jan 3, 2022 | No Comments
Streetsblog crunched the numbers to reveal the neighborhoods that most need safety improvements. An analysis for a new administration.
Cars. Cars cars cars. Photo: Cars

DOT: Cars Cars Cars Cars Car Cars Cars Carscars (Of Course, Cars Cars)

By Gersh Kuntzman | Dec 31, 2021 | No Comments
Cars cars cars cars cars — because cars cars cars with cars in cars driving with cars.
The NYPD currently has one Tesla squad car.

City Moves Ahead with Plan to Buy 250 Tesla Squad Cars — And Just Bought 184 Electric Ford Mustangs!

By Gersh Kuntzman | Dec 29, 2021 | No Comments
A no-bid contract raises some questions, but the city says electric cars are much more cost-effective over the long haul.
Incoming Department of Transportation Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez sent a message by visiting the scene of Friday's crash. Photo: Rodriguez's office

Incoming DOT Commissioner: ‘I Will Do More for Pedestrians and Cyclists’

By Gersh Kuntzman | Dec 25, 2021 | No Comments
Incoming Transportation Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez promised in the wake of Friday's fatal Midtown crash to tackle the "pandemic of crashes."
Dude, where's my bike corral?

DOT Vows: Missing Bike Corral at 78th Precinct Will Be Replaced

By Gersh Kuntzman | Dec 22, 2021 | No Comments
That's one way to combat combat-parking.
Council Member Ydanis Rodriguez. File photo: Gersh Kuntzman

Eric Adams Taps Ydanis Rodriguez to Head the Department of Transportation

By Gersh Kuntzman | Dec 20, 2021 | No Comments
Well, this could be some good news.
E-biker Borkot Ullah (inset) was killed last year on E. Houston Street. The protected bike lane the city is installing must encompass the entire length of the street, says a resident of the area. Image: Streetsblog

Driver Who Was Fleeing Cops is Charged for Killing Delivery Worker Borkot Ullah

By Gersh Kuntzman | Dec 16, 2021 | No Comments
The hit-and-run driver who killed a delivery worker in Manhattan in July is facing 15 years in prison for the fatal crash — one caused partly as a result of police chase, prosecutors announced on Thursday.
All signs point to ... the problem. Photo: Gersh Kuntzman

Advocates: Change Zoning to Regulate ‘Last-Mile’ Trucking Facilities Flocking to Low-Income Communities

By Gersh Kuntzman and Julianne Cuba | Dec 15, 2021 | No Comments
One man's last mile is another man's last gasp.
The scene on First Avenue hours after Salvador Navarette-Flores (inset) was killed in a crash.

Wednesday’s Headlines: Finger-Pointing Edition

By Gersh Kuntzman | Dec 15, 2021 | No Comments
The big story yesterday was the road death of delivery worker Salvador Navarette-Flores as he headed home to the Bronx on First Avenue after a long day. Plus other news.
The site is so frequently blocked by trucks that it's even on Google Street View.

Delivery Worker Killed in Crash with Apparently Illegally Parked Truck, Cops and a Witness Says

By Gersh Kuntzman | Dec 14, 2021 | No Comments
A witness provided pictures to Streetsblog that show the truck operator illegally parked in the left-most travel lane. Containers of unloaded material are right up against the bike lane.
Leora Trub shows off the since-repaired bike rack where her two-wheeler was easily swiped with the turn of a screwdriver (see inset). Photo: Gersh Kuntzman

BEWARE: Lower Manhattan Bike Racks are a Thief’s Best Friend

By Gersh Kuntzman | Dec 13, 2021 | No Comments
They're gorgeous bike racks that only a thief could love.
Unsold illegal mopeds seized by the NYPD. Photo: NYPD

NEW APPROACH: NYPD Cracking Down on Illegal Moped Sales Before they Happen

By Gersh Kuntzman | Dec 13, 2021 | No Comments
After years of seizing illegal mopeds and once-illegal e-bikes from delivery workers, the NYPD has embarked on a new strategy that has the backing of the city's deliveristas: cops are now seizing mopeds at the stores where they are being sold in violation of city law.
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