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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

File photo: Dave Colon

UPDATE: Drunk, Unlicensed Driver Killed Pedestrian in Downtown Brooklyn: Cops

By Gersh Kuntzman | Nov 22, 2020 | No Comments
An unlicensed and drunk driver ran down and killed a woman steps from her home on Atlantic Avenue in Brooklyn on Sunday night, cops said.
It's time for more of this. Photo: DOT

THE BRONX IS UP: DOT Has Fixed A Dangerous Stretch in the Most Dangerous Borough

By Gersh Kuntzman | Nov 20, 2020 | No Comments
The city has tamed the E.L. Grant Highway, which is named after a hero, but was definitely a villain.
A file photo of composting at a former Big Reuse space in Queens. Photo: Gersh Kuntzman

Parks Department Closes Environmental Facility to Create a Parking Lot

By Gersh Kuntzman | Nov 19, 2020 | No Comments
They evicted paradise to fill up a parking lot.
Mayor de Blasio with the NYPD Commissioner Dermot Shea — together before COVID. File photo: NYC Mayor's Office

‘A Muscular Approach’: Mayor Doubles Down on NYPD Involvement in Traffic Stops, Dismisses Lander Proposal

By Gersh Kuntzman | Nov 16, 2020 | No Comments
In cops he trusts.
The crash scene, from the driver's perspective. Photo: Google

Cyclist Dies of Wounds after SUV Driver Hits Him — 22nd This Year

By Gersh Kuntzman | Nov 15, 2020 | No Comments
Police are, once again, blaming the victim of a fatal bicycle crash for his own death.
The moment before a truck driver killed teenaged cyclist Mario Valenzuela.

Lander: Get NYPD Out of Traffic Stops, Crash Investigations

By Gersh Kuntzman | Nov 15, 2020 | No Comments
"NYPD traffic enforcement has been shown to be unwieldy, unfair, and dangerous, and it has little impact in achieving safer streets," Lander said.
Joe Biden on a roll.

STOP THE PRESSES: Joe Biden, In Latest Break with Trump, Rode a Bike Today

By Gersh Kuntzman | Nov 14, 2020 | No Comments
President-elect Biden and the future First Lady Dr. Jill Biden rode bikes today as part of an outing near their Delaware home. Meanwhile, President Trump drove past an anti-democracy gathering in Washington.
That was then (left) and this is now. Photos: Gersh Kuntzman

STREETSBLOG GETS ACTION: After Nine Reports, NYPD Finally Removes Abandoned Taxi from DOT Bike Lane

By Gersh Kuntzman | Nov 13, 2020 | No Comments
She's gooooonnnne!
Four months and counting (and the cops who pulled in on Thursday were only getting coffee). Photo: Gersh Kuntzman

Despite Many Calls to 311, Abandoned Car Sits and Sits and Sits in DOT Bike Lane

By Gersh Kuntzman | Nov 12, 2020 | No Comments
Everything you need to know about our broken city government is sitting, abandoned, in an illegal parking spot in one of the city's newest bike lanes.
It's going to take a lot of work to make a home for electric buses. Photo: MTA

MTA Bus Boss: All-Electric Fleet is Still Years Away, Even With Fed Help

By Gersh Kuntzman | Nov 12, 2020 | No Comments
Hours after the Biden-Harris transition team declared its support for "zero-emission" transit fleets, we reached out to MTA Bus President Craig Cipriano to get his take.
It's not perfect, but cyclists can now access Central Park West again. Photo: Lisa Orman

STREETSBLOG GETS ACTION: NYPD Ends Frozen Zone on Central Park West

By Gersh Kuntzman | Nov 11, 2020 | No Comments
The mayor sometimes really does listen to our questions at his morning press conference!
DOT Commissioner Polly Trottenberg never convinced her current boss to ride a bike to work. Maybe Joe Biden will give it a try? File photo: DOT

THE TRANSITION: Biden Picks DOT Commissioner Trottenberg for Transportation Panel

By Gersh Kuntzman | Nov 10, 2020 | No Comments
Department of Transportation Commissioner Polly Trottenberg is one step closer to President-elect Biden.
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