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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

Man in the middle.

THE ASK: Transportation Alternatives Sets the Agenda for Mayor Adams (Hint: Less Space for Cars)

By Gersh Kuntzman | Nov 19, 2021 | No Comments
On the group's wish list: Safe streets, faster commutes, dignified and respectful urban design, and, of course, less space for cars.
Illegally parked cars are the scourge of Downtown Brooklyn — even one day after an NYPD towing crackdown. Photo: Gersh Kuntzman

#FAKECRACKDOWN: One Day After NYPD Towing, Placard Abusers are Back in Downtown Bklyn

By Gersh Kuntzman | Nov 18, 2021 | No Comments
Sisyphus, meet scofflaws.
An NYPD tow truck latches onto an illegal parker on a sidewalk under the BQE at Navy and Tillary streets in Downtown Brooklyn. Photo: Council Member Steve Levin (no, really)

Placard Perps Busted in Notorious Downtown Brooklyn Stolen Parking Knoll

By Gersh Kuntzman | Nov 17, 2021 | No Comments
"I hope people will get the message that you can’t continue to park your car in outrageously flagrant ways and avoid consequences," said the area's Council member, Steve Levin.

Speeding Epidemic Shows No Signs of Abating, Despite Return of Car Traffic

By Gersh Kuntzman | Nov 16, 2021 | No Comments
The summer of hell has become the fall of our discontent.
Gov. Cuomo: On his way out. File photo: Office of the Governor

Friday’s Headlines: Lots of Carnage (and Too Much Cuomo) Edition

By Gersh Kuntzman | Nov 12, 2021 | No Comments
It was just a bloody, bloody day in a bloody, bloody year. Plus the former governor ended up in the papers, too.
Damage to the car. Photo: Citizen

UPDATE: Williamsburg Man Killed by Speeding, Drugged Teen Driver

By Gersh Kuntzman | Nov 11, 2021 | No Comments
A 33-year-old man was struck and killed early Thursday morning by the driver of a 2017 Chevy muscle car that witnesses said was speeding before the crash.
The victim, Jeffrey Williamson, was run over and killed by a postal truck driver. Photo: Ken Coughlin

USPS Truck Driver Charged with Misdemeanor for Killing Upper West Sider Jeffrey Williamson

By Gersh Kuntzman | Nov 11, 2021 | No Comments
The Postal Service driver who ran over and killed an Upper West Side cyclist on Central Park West earlier this year will be charged in the fatal crash, Streetsblog has learned.
Council Speaker Corey Johnson chats with the Fourth Estate. Photo: Gersh Kuntzman

Corey Johnson Tells DOT that It Better Put out the ‘Streets Master Plan’ on Time

By Gersh Kuntzman | Nov 10, 2021 | No Comments
... And it better be good!
The crash site on Meeker is a notorious speedway. Photo: Google

Woman Moped Rider Hit by Truck Driver in Williamsburg Dies

By Gersh Kuntzman | Nov 10, 2021 | No Comments
"The collision caused the 24-year-old female to ... fall onto the roadway where the box truck ran over her body," cops said in a statement.
DOT sent over this photo of the Cross Bronx today, and we added headshots of Chuck Schumer, Ritchie Torres and Hank Gutman.

Boogie Down Biden: Pols, City DOT Hail Fed Funds for Capping the Cross Bronx Expressway

By Gersh Kuntzman | Nov 9, 2021 | No Comments
Sen. Chuck Schumer, Rep. Ritchie Torres and DOT Commissioner Hank Gutman hailed the $1.2-trillion federal infrastructure bill for creating a $1-billion "Reconnecting Communities" pilot to "study ... removing, retro-fitting, or mitigating" highways that hurt "community connectivity, mobility, access, or economic development."
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The Infrastructure Bill: What’s In It For Us?

By Gersh Kuntzman | Nov 7, 2021 | No Comments
President Biden's $1.2-trillion "infrastructure" bill passed the House late on Friday evening and was hailed by a POTUS needing a win as a “once-in-a-generation investment.” But what's really in it?
The crash scene. Cops say the truck driver was turning right at this intersection. Photo: Google

Cyclist Killed By Unlicensed Truck Driver in Queens: Cops

By Gersh Kuntzman | Nov 4, 2021 | No Comments
Another cyclist has been killed by a truck driver along a Queens roadway that is marked as a bike route, but offers no protection of any kind to cyclists.
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