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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

This is the driveway in a Google file image. The cars in the driveway were not involved in Saturday's crash.

Queens Pedestrian is Backed Over and Killed by Driver Who is Not Charged

By Gersh Kuntzman | Feb 2, 2020 | No Comments
A driver backing out of his driveway ran over and killed one of his neighbors on a Queens street on Saturday, yet was not charged even for the basic negligence.
This is the moment of impact on Thursday in Williamsburg as a box truck driver slams into a cyclist.

VIDEO: Cyclist is Killed by Reckless Trucker in Williamsburg — First of the Year

By Gersh Kuntzman and Dave Colon | Jan 30, 2020 | No Comments
The first cyclist of 2020 has been killed in Brooklyn.
DOT Commissioner Polly Trottenberg biking to work over the Brooklyn Bridge. Photo: Gersh Kuntzman

DOT to Streetsblog: Yeah, We’re Sorry the Brooklyn Bridge Remains a Mess

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jan 30, 2020 | No Comments
"I will admit we have had some ups and downs," Trottenberg said. "I apologize."
Killer trucks are everywhere — but the NYPD doesn't see them.

CYCLE OF RAGE: De Blasio’s NYPD Treats Truckers and Cyclists the Same

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jan 29, 2020 | No Comments
Cops wrote more moving violations tickets to cyclists than truckers last year — a stunning revelation given how few bicycles are on the roads compared to trucks.
Six against the NYPD (clockwise from top left): Donovan Richards, Rafael Salamanca, Andrew Cohen, Brad Lander, Diana Ayala and Vanessa Gibson.
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More Pols — And The Mayor, Too — Demand Answers from NYPD on ‘Jaywalking While Black’

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jan 29, 2020 | No Comments
Mayor de Blasio on Tuesday said he agreed with the Council's concerns and wants all enforcement to be "fair."
DOT Commissioner Polly Trottenberg (Ieft with TransAlt Executive Director Danny Harris and StreetsPAC Executive Director Eric McClure) in better days. Photo: Gersh Kuntzman
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Brooklyn Rides de Blasio’s ‘Green Wave’ with 10 Miles of PBLs This Year

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jan 29, 2020 | No Comments
"This is meant to be a huge focus on Brooklyn, given the terrible spate of cyclist of fatalities last year," Department of Transportation Commissioner Polly Trottenberg told Streetsblog.
The Bensonhurst intersection where Maria Leon was killed earlier this month. The killer driver was coming towards the camera and turned onto W. Sixth Street into the pedestrian (not the one pictured in this Google image, of course).
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Kill Someone with a Car, Avoid Serious Charges, Episode 1,324

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jan 28, 2020 | No Comments
It's like Bob Dylan once said, "Steal a little and they throw you in jail/Steal a lot and then they make you king."
Crossing against a traffic light is done by everyone in New York City — yet the NYPD almost always only tickets blacks and Hispanics.

‘Jaywalking While Black’: Final 2019 Numbers Show Race-Based NYPD Crackdown Continues

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jan 27, 2020 | No Comments
The NYPD said it simply writes tickets when cops see something dangerous (unless it's done by white people, apparently).
The Canal Street approach to the Manhattan Bridge is a dangerous spot. Photo: Google
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Another Pedestrian is Killed in Chinatown

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jan 26, 2020 | No Comments
Police did not say whether the driver ran a red light, but he or she was not immediately charged.
Soon, you won't see this anymore: E-bikes are legal! Photo: Macartney Morris
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SMALL VICTORY? NYPD Says It Has Changed E-Bike Crackdown to Focus on ‘Unsafe’ Riding

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jan 25, 2020 | No Comments
The Police Department says it is now focusing on unsafe e-bike riding, not merely e-bike riding in and of itself.
File photo: Kevin Coughlin / Governor's Office
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Cuomo: NYPD Crackdown on E-Bike Riders is ‘Arbitrary’; Would Consider ‘Car Helmets’

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jan 23, 2020 | No Comments
"Immigrant delivery workers ... have been subjected to arbitrary enforcement...for too long," Cuomo said.
How the local news covered the crash, including its easy to misunderstand headline. Photo: Boro Park 24
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UPDATE: Cops Charge Driver for Killing Pedestrian in Dangerous Boro Park

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jan 22, 2020 | No Comments
Another pedestrian has been killed by a driver in Boro Park, one of the most dangerous neighborhoods in the city.
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