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
E-Citi Bikes Will Return this Winter — With Per-Minute Fees, Not a Flat Rate
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Several hundred pedal assist e-bikes, which vanished from the streets in April amid safety concerns, will return at some point after Dec. 21 and before March 21, the company now promises.
Another Pedestrian Killed in Crossing with No Crosswalk!
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Cops didn't provide other important information, such as the speed of the driver.
City Has Spent Half-a-BILLION Because of Reckless Driving by Workers
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The City of New York has spent more than $500 million since 2013 in payouts to the victims of road violence caused by employees of just five key agencies crashing their city-owned vehicles, Streetsblog has learned.
Mayor Didn’t Crack Down on Reckless Cops, Yet Does Not Feel Responsible for Speeding Cop’s Death
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He's still promising "more will be done," but it's unclear if anything has been done.
Brooklyn Precinct, Where Drag-Racing Cop Worked, Has Many Reckless Drivers
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Police Officer Garman Chen, who died in a fiery crash after apparently drag racing on the FDR Drive, is certainly not the only cop at the 76th Precinct with a documented record of reckless driving.
NYPD and Mayor Have Ignored Repeated Warnings About Recklessly Driving Cops
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Neither took action against reckless cops that might have saved the life of Officer Garman Chen, a speed demon with a long list of moving violations.
Another ‘Busway’ Success: Fresh Pond Road Commuters are Getting Better Service
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Bus speeds along Fresh Pond Road in Queens — where the city removed some metered parking to create a dedicated bus route during the evening rush hour — have improved by 125 percent.
De Blasio Stands By NYPD Transportation Chief Thomas Chan, Despite Missteps
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The exchange between Streetsblog and Hizzoner was telling.
Staten Island Gets A New Bike Share System: Beryl
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The city has squeezed Lime and booted Jump out of Staten Island, choosing an entirely new — and foreign — company to provide dockless (and pedal-powered-only) bikes across the entire borough.
Cops Hunting the Hit-and-Run Toyota Sienna that Slammed into Cyclist
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The driver caused a horrific trail of carnage that, nonetheless, the NYPD deemed not severe enough to warrant a full crash investigation.
New Video Shows Horrifying Hit and Run on Dangerous Greenpoint Avenue
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A cyclist was seriously injured Monday night by a speeding hit-and-run driver who rear-ended the bike rider on a notorious stretch of Greenpoint Avenue in Long Island City.
NYPD Shamed into Doing Bare Minimum After Scofflaw Driver Tries to Run Over Cyclist
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It's the latest example of police officers' inability to understand basic law or even see that drivers are in the wrong.