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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

Lyft Decides to Do Something About Its Cab Customers Who Door Its Bike Customers

By Gersh Kuntzman | Apr 22, 2019 | 7 Comments
The company that operates a massive taxi system and the nation's busiest bike share system realizes that it needs to do more to protect its most vulnerable customers.
File photo: Gersh Kuntzman

Senior Pedestrian Killed in Staten Island Hit and Run

By Gersh Kuntzman | Apr 21, 2019 | No Comments
A driver hit and killed a senior citizen as she tried to cross a Staten Island street late on Saturday, then fled the scene, cops said.
Welcome to hell: The gap in the Second Avenue bike lane forces cyclists into a scrum of car traffic. Photo: Gersh Kuntzman

DOT Has Set a Date to Fix the Infamous ‘Second Avenue Gap’

By Gersh Kuntzman and Ben Verde | Apr 18, 2019 | 16 Comments
Work will begin "in the next couple of weeks" to better protect riders between 68th Street and the Queensboro Bridge, an agency official said.
File photo: Gersh Kuntzman

Two People are Killed by Drivers in Separate Incidents in Brooklyn and Queens

By Gersh Kuntzman | Apr 17, 2019 | 4 Comments
That's two more road deaths added to a year that is experiencing a 40-percent increase in fatalities.
Uber owns Jump and Lyft owns Citi Bike.

Anatomy of a Debacle: Uber Threw Lyft-Owned Citi Bike Under the Bus

By Gersh Kuntzman | Apr 17, 2019 | 20 Comments
A repair crisis reveals the shortcomings of two of America's biggest transportation companies — and the government that's supposed to keep us safe.
Tight squeeze on Flushing Avenue.

S#!t We Put Up With Every F@&%ing Day: What’s With All These Crazy Buses?

By Gersh Kuntzman | Apr 17, 2019 | 8 Comments
The morning crapshoot on Flushing Avenue is exacerbated by illegally parked buses.
File photo: Gersh Kuntzman

Young Trucker Backs Over and Kills Senior in Manhattan

By Gersh Kuntzman | Apr 17, 2019 | 2 Comments
Another person is dead in a back-over incident.
State Senator Andrew Gounardes (left), City Council Member Justin Brannan and Assembly Member Mathylde Frontus want some MTA money taken from subway and bus riders and given to drivers. Photo: Gersh Kuntzman

Robbin’ Hoods! Brooklyn Pols Would Swipe Money From MTA And Give It To Verrazzano Drivers

By Gersh Kuntzman | Apr 16, 2019 | 17 Comments
More gifts for drivers — from four supposedly progressive leaders in Southern Brooklyn.
Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams on a Citi Bike . File photo: Gersh Kuntzman

No Quick Fix in Sight for Citi Bike E-Saster; de Blasio Not Concerned

By Gersh Kuntzman and Julianne Cuba | Apr 15, 2019 | 22 Comments
Not so fast! Citi Bike's speedy electric-assist bikes will remain grounded for the foreseeable future.
Citi Bike's electric fleet will not return until the fall at the earliest. Photo: Gersh Kuntzman

Setback for Citi Bike as Entire E-Bike Fleet is Grounded

By Gersh Kuntzman | Apr 14, 2019 | 44 Comments
It's an e-saster.
Cyclists mourned one of their own earlier this year when Aurilla Lawrence was killed. Road fatalities are up so far this year. Photo: Julianne Cuba

Traffic Fatalities are Way Up — Is Vision Zero Becoming Unfocused?

By Gersh Kuntzman and Julianne Cuba | Apr 11, 2019 | 24 Comments
What is driving the increase in deaths? Drivers, of course.
The Council wants more of this! Photo: Clarence Eckerson Jr.

Council to Mayor: Do More to Break the Car Culture

By Gersh Kuntzman | Apr 11, 2019 | 5 Comments
The official response to the mayor's proposed 2020 budget calls for far more livable streets initiatives.
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