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
EXCLUSIVE: DOT Will Track Road Carnage Caused by SUVs
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"By the end of this year, we will be able to provide by year the comparative numbers of fatal collisions where SUVs were involved," the agency said in a statement.
UPDATE: ‘Bikesy’ Strikes Again — Road Sign Hacked With ‘Cars are Scary’ Halloween Message!
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New message board hacking, just in time for Halloween.
Vision Zero Blind Spot: ‘Georgia’ Driver Who Killed Man on Flatbush is a Serial Speeder
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Getting to see an official police report reveals the essential shoddiness of crash investigations — and how assumptions need to be challenged.
AIN’T SEEN NOTHING YET: Johnson’s ‘Streets Master Plan’ is Just a Start
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The Speaker isn't pausing for a victory lap — and will in fact use the momentum for a new slate of legislation aimed at (yes, he said it again) breaking the car culture.
New Data Shows: Seriously, People, the Busway is Working!
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Travel times before and after the busway are about the same for drivers.
Key Council Member: NYPD Transportation Bureau Chief Chan ‘Needs Improvement’
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"There are no shortage of issues we want the NYPD to be better at, and this is one of them," Donovan Richards said.
SEE IT: A True Carmaggedon at the Opening of Wegmans
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Sunday's oddly overhyped grand opening of the new Wegmans supermarket in the Brooklyn Navy Yard lived up to expectations in one obvious way: It was an absolute carpocalypse.
The Lameness of Chief Thomas Chan
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The top-ranking transportation official in the police department — again — defended the agency's anti-cycling agenda.
Another Queens Pedestrian is Dead — And Massive, Legal SUV is to Blame
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A Queens pedestrian who was run down and critically injured by the driver of a 5,000-pound SUV on Sept. 16 died of her injuries a few days later — an the massive size of the vehicle almost certainly contributed to the carnage.
DOT and NYPD: Force Drivers To Give Cyclists More Space
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"The current safe passing law...is vague, and so DOT supports a clearer requirement," Commissioner Polly Trottenberg testified on Thursday.
As City Builds ‘Green Wave,’ Cops in Downtown Brooklyn Still Fight It
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A stationhouse on Schermerhorn Street is filled with recklessly driving cops ... who also park in the bike lane that connects two streets in DOT's 'Green Wave'!
STREETSBLOG USA Report: Drivers Get More Protection — The Rest of Us Get Slaughtered
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Fatal car crashes are down for the second straight year across the nation — but the number of pedestrians and cyclists killed by motorists are up again, further evidence that cars are getting safer only for people inside the vehicle.