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
LAUGHABLE: The NYPD is the Front Line of Mayor de Blasio’s ‘Crackdown’ on Bike Lane Parkers?
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Mayor de Blasio's announcement that he had ordered the NYPD to crackdown on reckless drivers and cars parked in bike lanes is being ridiculed for one key reason: NYPD officers routinely drive recklessly in their personal cars and often park in bike lanes.
BREAKING: Mayor Calls for Immediate Crackdown on Reckless Drivers
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Mayor de Blasio finally acts to stop the carnage.
UPDATED: IT’S FIFTEEN NOW: Woman Cyclist Killed in Bushwick
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A cyclist was killed by a cement truck in Bushwick on Monday at around 12:20 p.m., police said.
Memorial Vigil Will Seek Justice for Slain Cyclist Ernest Askew
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Activists are planning a 6 p.m. memorial vigil for the dead cyclist at the scene of his death: Sutter Avenue at Chester Street in Brooklyn.
Exclusive: Actually, It’s FOURTEEN Dead Cyclists So Far This Year
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A Citi Bike rider who was hit and severely injured back in April has died, Streetsblog has learned, bringing the total of cyclists killed in the city this year to 14 — already four more than all of last year.
Busway Blues: Judge Halts City’s Transit Plan for 14th Street
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A judge has ordered the city to halt its plans to convert a long stretch of 14th Street into a bus route — dashing, at least for now, a basic improvement of service for long-suffering transit riders.
UPDATE: Brooklyn Cyclist Killed by Driver — 13th Death in a Bloody Year
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A 57-year-old cyclist was killed in deadly Brownsville on Thursday night after being struck by the teenage driver.
Streetsblog Gets Action! DOT Repaints Basic Markings on the Brooklyn Bridge
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The Department of Transportation, under fire for not ensuring safety on the Brooklyn Bridge bike and walking path, has finally painted a new center stripe and lane markings to discourage pedestrians and cyclists from mixing.
In Case You Need a Reminder: This is How Drivers Treat Bike Lanes
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The latest example popped up on Reddit — and shows again how painted bike lanes are, essentially, meaningless stripes that drivers drive over or park on.
Pedestrian Struck and Killed in Flushing — No Tickets Issued
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A Flushing driver killed a pedestrian on Saturday, this time on dangerous Main Street, where disorder and chaos rule.
StreetsPac: Vote for Tiffany Cabán for Queens DA
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Tiffany Cabán, who has vowed to shake up the Queens district attorney's office if elected, is the best candidate on livable streets issues and combating road violence, according to the city's street safety political action committee.
UPDATED: 14th Street Landowners Sue City over Car-Free ‘Busway’
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The 14th Street Coalition says the DOT plan violates state environmental law because the agency didn't conduct a serious assessment of the impact that banning cars from 14th Street would have on neighboring residential streets.