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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

The cyclist was in the crosswalk, cops said, when the driver slammed into him and fled. Photo: Google

Cops Reveal Another Cyclist Death in The Bronx by Hit-and-Run Driver

By Gersh Kuntzman | Oct 13, 2020 | No Comments
Cops have provided details on the death of a Bronx cyclist who was run down and killed on the Grand Concourse last month — the 19th bike rider to die in the city so far this year.
Photo: Google

Car Thief Kills Queens Pedestrian in a Hit and Run

By Gersh Kuntzman | Oct 11, 2020 | No Comments
A car thief speeding away in a just-swiped muscle car slammed into a Queens pedestrian on deadly Linden Boulevard — then got picked up by an accomplice, who drove the pair away from the scene of the crimes.
Transit signal priority works by communication between buses, the city's traffic management center, and individual traffic signals. Image: DOT

EXCLUSIVE: Despite COVID, DOT Really Stepped Up Transit Signal Priority This Year

By Gersh Kuntzman | Oct 9, 2020 | No Comments
The effort to help buses move faster is ... moving faster!
File photo: David Meyer

Decision to Stop Traffic Enforcement is Costing City Millions — And Making Roadways Less Safe

By Gersh Kuntzman | Oct 9, 2020 | No Comments
The de Blasio administration's decision to stop immobilizing the vehicles of scofflaw drivers has resulted in tens of thousands of profligate violators to continue driving — and robbed the city of millions of dollars a month in revenue.
This kind of thing wouldn't happen as often if cars were restricted and pedestrians and cyclists had more space of their own. File photo: Streetsblog

BEHIND THE NUMBERS: Bike Injuries Are Up in Places with Worst Infrastructure

By Gersh Kuntzman | Oct 7, 2020 | No Comments
The Bronx is up and the Battery's down. New York, New York — it's a dangerous town!
Cops say Victor Kent was driving this black SUV when he targeted human beings in a Black Lives Matter protest.

Cops Arrest Suspect Who Tried to Maim Cyclists at Saturday’s Justice Ride

By Gersh Kuntzman | Oct 6, 2020 | No Comments
Police say they have arrested the teen driver who tried to injure and perhaps kill cyclists during Saturday night's peaceful Justice Ride protest near Madison Square Park.
Here's the moment just after David Sabedra spat on cyclist Kara McCurdy.

UNMASKED: Crescent Street ‘Spitter’ is a Repeat Reckless Driver and Violent Offender

By Gersh Kuntzman | Oct 5, 2020 | No Comments
Chew on this: The man who spat on a cyclist last week in the Crescent Street protected bike lane is a recidivist reckless driver, convicted felon and notorious hothead whose car should not even be on the road.
Supporters of President Trump blocked Fifth Avenue on Sunday.

Chaos and Fear as Trumpists and a Domestic Terrorist Take Over Roadways

By Gersh Kuntzman | Oct 4, 2020 | No Comments
The weekend of terror began on Saturday night, when a driver targeted peaceful cyclists towards the end of a StreetridersNYC event in Manhattan. Video shows the SUV plunged into the crowd of bikers.
Last year, candles burned for each of the five people killed this year in Sunset Park. File photo: Julianne Cuba

Cyclist Killed by Motorcyclist on Deadly Third Avenue in Brooklyn

By Gersh Kuntzman | Oct 3, 2020 | No Comments
Another cyclist has been killed on Brooklyn's deadly Third Avenue — this time run over by a motorcyclist.
The open dining street on Vanderbilt Avenue. File photo: Gersh Kuntzman

A Few More Places to Dine Outdoors Coming this Weekend — Just in Time For Great Fall Weather

By Gersh Kuntzman | Oct 2, 2020 | No Comments
Four more streets join the al fresco food piazza revolution.
Placard abuse. Photo: David Meyer

What a Surprise: NYPD Breaks Law By Not Investigating Placard Abuse

By Gersh Kuntzman | Oct 2, 2020 | No Comments
The city's latest failure to crack down on illegal placard parking can be fully laid on the NYPD, which has broken the law by not evaluating placard abuse hotspots and turning the evidence over to the Department of Investigation.
Photo: Jacob Robert

THE OTHER PANDEMIC: 2020 Has Been a Very, Very Bloody Year on NYC Streets

By Gersh Kuntzman | Oct 1, 2020 | No Comments
So far, 173 people have died on the roads this year, up from 164, or 5.5 percent, over the same period last year — even though total number of vehicle miles traveled is down significantly.
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