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 Epicenters: 5 Dangerous Neighborhoods that Should Be on Eric Adams’s Agenda
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Streetsblog crunched the numbers to reveal the neighborhoods that most need safety improvements. An analysis for a new administration.
DOT: Cars Cars Cars Cars Car Cars Cars Carscars (Of Course, Cars Cars)
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Cars cars cars cars cars — because cars cars cars with cars in cars driving with cars.
City Moves Ahead with Plan to Buy 250 Tesla Squad Cars — And Just Bought 184 Electric Ford Mustangs!
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A no-bid contract raises some questions, but the city says electric cars are much more cost-effective over the long haul.
Incoming DOT Commissioner: ‘I Will Do More for Pedestrians and Cyclists’
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Incoming Transportation Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez promised in the wake of Friday's fatal Midtown crash to tackle the "pandemic of crashes."
DOT Vows: Missing Bike Corral at 78th Precinct Will Be Replaced
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That's one way to combat combat-parking.
Eric Adams Taps Ydanis Rodriguez to Head the Department of Transportation
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Well, this could be some good news.
Driver Who Was Fleeing Cops is Charged for Killing Delivery Worker Borkot Ullah
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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.
Advocates: Change Zoning to Regulate ‘Last-Mile’ Trucking Facilities Flocking to Low-Income Communities
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One man's last mile is another man's last gasp.
Wednesday’s Headlines: Finger-Pointing Edition
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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.
Delivery Worker Killed in Crash with Apparently Illegally Parked Truck, Cops and a Witness Says
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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.
BEWARE: Lower Manhattan Bike Racks are a Thief’s Best Friend
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They're gorgeous bike racks that only a thief could love.
NEW APPROACH: NYPD Cracking Down on Illegal Moped Sales Before they Happen
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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.