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
Tributes Pour in for Matt Travis — Pro Wrestler Who Became 28th Cyclist Killed this Year
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You didn't need to know Matt Travis to feel that another hole had been ripped into the fabric of New York.
Cops Hunt Hit-and-Run Driver who Killed Brooklyn Pedestrian
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Cops are searching for the hit-and-run driver who ran down a woman near the Brooklyn-Queens border last month, the NYPD said on Saturday — two days after the victim died of her injuries.
Hit-and-Run Trucker Kills Cyclist in Harlem — 28th of the Year
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A cyclist was fatally struck as he exited the Willis Avenue bike path by a dump truck driver making an illegal turn from the industrial area under the bridge early Saturday morning.
City Officials All over the U.S. to Feds: Don’t Mandate Helmet Laws!
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NACTO, a group of city transportation officials from all over America, urged the National Transportation Safety Board to pull back from its recommendation earlier this week that all states require adults to wear helmets.
Hey, Chief Chan, Here’s a Cop Who Drives Like a Sociopath!
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Two weeks after a top commander in the NYPD testified that he addresses placard abuse by officers around department facilities, a bike lane in Downtown Brooklyn remains filled with illegally parked officers' private cars — including one that has 28 moving violation tickets.
Cyclist Facing One Year in Jail for Fatally Striking Midtown Pedestrian
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It's a type of punishment that seems to fits the allegations, but one far more severe than drivers typically face for the same crime.
CYCLE OF RAGE: Mayor Chooses Politics over Facts in Backing NTSB Helmet Recommendation
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For the second time in as many months, Mayor de Blasio has willfully ignored facts to align himself with an anti-biking policy that would dramatically reduce cycling.
Senior Hit and Killed by School Bus Driver
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A Queens senior citizen was run over and killed by the driver of a school bus this morning as he crossed a roadway with his wife — who watched her husband die right in front of her.
SURPRISE! Federal Panel Seeks Mandatory Helmet Laws
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A federal safety board issued a surprise recommendation for mandatory bike helmet laws in all 50 states — unanimously approving a last-minute resolution that had not been recommended by the board's own staff.
Brooklyn Pedestrian Killed at Notorious Bay Parkway Crash Zone
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The pedestrian who was run down by a driver on Bay Parkway last week has died of her injuries, cops said.
Jessica Ramos’s Bill for More Food Vendors Just Split the #BikeNYC World
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The state senator's proposal would remove caps on the number of legal vendors who could operate — but she claims it would not lead to overwhelmed sidewalks.
Cops Blame Ocean Parkway Cyclist as He Dies of Injuries — 27th Dead in an Already Bloody Year
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The 87-year-old bike rider who was struck by a speeding car driver on deadly Ocean Parkway earlier this week has died of his injuries — and cops blamed him for cycling through a red light despite multiple witnesses that said the car driver was the villain.