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
SLAUGHTER OF THE INNOCENTS: City in Outrage Over Brooklyn Baby's Death
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Grieving New Yorkers aired their anger on Sunday hours after a 3-month-old baby was killed by a reckless driver who remained on the road despite scores of camera-issued speeding tickets.
HORRIFIC: A Brooklyn Baby is Killed in a Weekend of Carnage that Includes a Senior, a Cyclist and a Moped Rider
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The bloodiest year in the de Blasio administration continued this weekend with multiple deaths, including a cyclist on the Upper West Side, a 3-month-old baby in Brooklyn, a moped rider on the Long Island Expressway, a senior citizen on the Upper West Side, plus at least two motorcycle riders.
‘This Practice Won’t Continue’: City Hall Overrules NYPD on ‘Bike Theft’ Policy
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Hours after a Streetsblog report, City Hall issued a rare statement that upbraided cops for swiping non-abandoned wheels in Queens.
Robbery in Progress? NYPD Swipes Bikes Off Queens Street in Possibly Illegal Move
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Cops from the 107th Precinct in Queens boasted that they removed bikes that had been "illegally" chained to city property — but advocates likened the move to theft, and a noted lawyer said the police action was flat-out illegal.
DOT Deploys Planters to Beautify and Secure City’s ‘Gold Standard’ Open Street
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The agency said the planters were installed "in response to concerns we heard from local residents."
Woman Pushing Stroller Run Down and Killed by Trucker in Brooklyn
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A woman who was pushing a child in a stroller across Myrtle Avenue in a notoriously dangerous section of Brooklyn was killed on Thursday morning by the driver of a flatbed truck, who was not charged, police said.
Self-Driving Car Industry, Promising Safety, Pushes Back on DOT Plan to Regulate Testing
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The proposed rules would make NYC "inhospitable" to life-saving autonomous vehicle technology, reps for tech giants said at a hearing on Wednesday.
CYCLE OF RAGE: Supposedly Progressive Assembly Member in Queens Wants More Cars in Her District
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She's proud ... of making climate change worse.
No, Really, the Time to Build the Gateway Tunnel is (Again) Now, New Cost Estimate Shows
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Hey, Amtrak Joe — it's time to live up to your nickname.
Will New Brooklyn Bridge Bike Path Also Reform a Notorious Placard Zone?
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The protected bike lane on the roadbed of the Brooklyn Bridge is about to open, but the real news is what the Department of Transportation is doing just north of the bridge's Manhattan end — where a redesign of Foley Square has the potential to clean up one of the most notorious placard abuse zones in the city.
Incoming Council Member Seriously Injured by Moped Driver
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The circumstances of the crash or not known, but it came as many cyclists and pedestrians are raising concerns about mopeds, many of which are illegal.
A 6-Year-Old Girl Was Run Down and Killed Last Night in Dyker Heights as Bloodiest Year Continues
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A 6-year-old girl was killed by a reckless, wrong-way driver in Dyker Heights on Tuesday night, and the driver was held accountable with multiple charges, as Mayor de Blasio vowed to do more to prevent such crashes amid the bloodiest year of his tenure.