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
SQUARE ONE: De Blasio Punts ‘Gold Standard’ Open Street Implementation to Next Mayor
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The next mayor will basically figure out what to do with the best open street in town.
Teen Cyclist Killed in College Point — Evidence of the Decline of Vision Zero
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The teenager who was struck by a reckless hit-and-run driver on the notoriously dangerous commercial part of College Point Boulevard in College Point last week has died, cops said on Thursday.
Upper West Side Panel Sees E-Bikes as the Threat — But de Blasio Disagrees
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Members of an Upper West Side community board again put the safety of delivery cyclists secondary in passing a resolution on Tuesday night demanding that they be banned from protected bike lanes — a notion that was quickly sent into the dustbin of history by Mayor de Blasio.
TODAY: Kathryn Garcia Nabs Coveted StreetsPAC Endorsement
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The former Sanitation Commissioner now has even more "street" cred.
Reckless Drunk Hit-and-Run Driver Arrested after Midtown Crash
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A drunk driver was arrested for hitting a pedicab, several cars and then a pedestrian in a wild, high-speed crash near the Port Authority Bus Terminal on Sunday night, cops said.
AOC’s Council Endorsements Raise Questions About Her Commitment to Livable Streets
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One thing you know about Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: Safe streets and transit equity just aren't her top priority.
DOT Has Not Revealed a Plan to Calm Deadly McGuinness Blvd. — And the Neighborhood is Impatient
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Locals are frustrated that the only thing moving since the death of Matthew Jensen on May 18 are the hands of the clock that is counting off the last hours of de Blasio's tenure.
Report: 70 Percent of City Drivers are Speeding (Maybe Even Right Now)
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They're fast — we're furious.
ROUND TWO: StreetsPAC Issues More Council Endorsements
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Last week, we gave you the first round of City Council endorsements issued by StreetsPAC, the city's only political action committee devoted to the livable streets movement. Today, we present the remainder.
UPDATE: West Side Pedestrian Struck and Killed by Driver, Who is Uncharged
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A driver struck and killed a 44-year-old man in a notoriously dangerous section of Hells Kitchen early Tuesday morning, but was not initially charged, police said.
UPDATE: Hit-and-Run Driver Kills Brooklyn Senior on Speedway Atlantic Avenue
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A Brooklyn man was struck and left for dead by a driver late on Monday night a few feet from his home on Atlantic Avenue, a wide roadway that becomes a speedway in the wee hours.
De Blasio Promises to Fix McGuinness Blvd. After Hit-and-Run Driver Killed Teacher — But Details are Few
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He talked the talk. And then he walked the walk. But in the end, he kinda balked.