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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

What a view. Photo: Clarence Eckerson Jr.

Weekend Getaway: Take a Tour of the New Mario Cuomo Bridge Bike Path with Streetfilms

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jun 19, 2020 | No Comments
Nobody brings you inside the metropolitan region's most important bike infrastructure like Clarence Eckerson Jr. of Streetfilms!
The mayor showed off this rudimentary image of how the plan will work.

Mayor Reveals ‘Open Restaurants’ Plan — And Industry is Pleased

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jun 18, 2020 | No Comments
A bubbly Mayor de Blasio announced a major, and streamlined, open streets for restaurants plan that, he says, will save 5,000 eateries and their 45,000 employees.
Lots of companies upstate — and around the country — are in business because the MTA spends so much money on stuff it needs — like new rail cars. Photo: Kevin Coughlin

Report: The MTA Does More for the Nation than The Nation Does for the MTA

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jun 17, 2020 | No Comments
Ask not what the MTA can do for your country — ask what you can do for the MTA.
Community Board 7's committee meeting on Tuesday night featured Chris Cooper (bottom right corner), the birder who was threatened by a dog walker in Central Park last month.

‘Progressive’ West Siders Again Call for MORE Policing in Central Park — With Support of Birder Chris Cooper

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jun 16, 2020 | No Comments
An Upper West Side community panel has once again called for more NYPD enforcement in Central Park — and this time, it had the support of a prominent victim of the specter of police violence.
The scene of this morning's crash. The cone on the right represents the point of impact, witnesses said. Photo: Steven Vago

Another Cyclist Killed by Driver — The Third This Month

By Gersh Kuntzman and Steven Vago | Jun 16, 2020 | No Comments
An MTA bus driver struck and killed a cyclist on Fifth Avenue — and the lack of a bike lane is being blamed.
The East Village on Friday night. Photo: EV Grieve

Crowds at Restaurants Show the Need For Open Space Now

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jun 13, 2020 | No Comments
No, really, don't make him come down here, Mayor de Blasio — do something.

SIDEBAR: The NYPD Is A Terrible Vision Zero Partner

By Gersh Kuntzman and Steven Vago | Jun 13, 2020 | No Comments
The mayor and Department of Transportation Commissioner Polly Trottenberg often defend the NYPD's record on street safety. But it is a very poor one. Here's a timeline to refresh everyone's memory.

Will Mayor de Blasio Cut Another NYPD Tentacle — The One Holding Onto DOT?

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jun 13, 2020 | No Comments
Advocates want more the NYPD out of public space. Here's a story about why they have a point.
Add a double-parked car to this image and you have the makings of a disaster. Photo: Google

Double-Parked Vehicle Led to Death of Bronx Cyclist — Yet Driver is Uncharged

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jun 12, 2020 | No Comments
A double-parked car on Park Avenue in The Bronx began a chain of events that caused the death of a cyclist on Thursday afternoon — but the NYPD neither charged the driver of the illegally parked car or the driver of the truck that killed the bike user.
More please, says the Council. File photo: Dave Colon

Pols Ramp Up Demand for De Blasio to Help Long-Suffering Bus Riders

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jun 11, 2020 | No Comments
Dear Mayor de Blasio: Why are you consigning bus riders to "miserable" service?
The free-for-all intersection of Willis Avenue and 138th Street in The Bronx. Photo: Google

Bronx Cyclist Killed by Driver on Willis Avenue

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jun 11, 2020 | No Comments
A cyclist has died from injuries sustained last week in a crash at a busy Bronx intersection — the fifth cyclist killed this year.
A cop used his bike to bash a protester in May 2020. Photo: File

Trottenberg: NYPD is Still a Valued Partner for DOT

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jun 9, 2020 | No Comments
The Department of Transportation Commissioner would not commit on Monday to reducing or eliminating her agency's partnership with the police department.
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