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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

The pedestrian was struck as the Ford F-150 was entering this tire shop on Northern Boulevard. Photo: Google

Teenager Who May Have Been Driving Illegally Kills Queens Pedestrian with a Massive Truck

By Gersh Kuntzman | Feb 18, 2022 | No Comments
A 16-year-old boy who was driving a massive Ford F-150 — illegally, given his age — struck and killed a 19-year-old pedestrian on Northern Boulevard on Thursday afternoon, the Department of Transportation said.
A file photo of composting at a former Big Reuse space in Queens. Photo: Gersh Kuntzman

Mayor Adams in Heap of Trouble Over Composting Cuts

By Gersh Kuntzman | Feb 17, 2022 | No Comments
One day after Hizzoner gutted the city's fairly small residential composing program, a Manhattan pol introduced a bill that would require the city to collect organic materials from every single residential address in town.
Manhattan's 11th Avenue on a rare quiet day. Photo: Google

E-Cyclist Dies After Being Doored On Deadly West Side Strip

By Gersh Kuntzman | Feb 16, 2022 | No Comments
An e-bike rider who was doored by a taxi passenger last month has died of his injuries — and neither the driver nor his passenger was summonsed for the illegal act. It is the first cyclist death of the year, according to the Department of Transportation.
Mayor Adams with the mostly White press corps on Tuesday. Photo: Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office

Wednesday’s Headlines: Honeymoon is Over Edition

By Gersh Kuntzman | Feb 16, 2022 | No Comments
Mayor Adams claimed on Tuesday that the vaunted New York City press corps was covering him wrong because they're all White. Plus other news.
Seconds before the black SUV ran over the victim.

SEE IT: Horrifying Crash at Notorious Queens Intersection Puts City DOT on Notice — Again

By Gersh Kuntzman | Feb 15, 2022 | No Comments
A man was run over — twice — by two reckless drivers at a dangerous Queens intersection on Saturday night, a crash that reveals a lot about the city's failure to protect pedestrians.
This is the scene of the crash that killed Darwin Durazno (inset). Photo: Google

Cops Charge Hit-and-Run Driver Who Killed Queens Cyclist Last Year

By Gersh Kuntzman | Feb 15, 2022 | No Comments
The hit-and-run driver who killed a teen cyclist in College Point last June has finally been arrested and charged, cops said.
The crash site on Kings Highway is the wild west. Photo: Google

Pedestrian Killed by Teen Driver in Brooklyn, Cops Say

By Gersh Kuntzman | Feb 13, 2022 | No Comments
A Brooklyn pedestrian was fatally struck by a teenage driver on Saturday night at a notorious intersection, Department of Transportation officials said.
Holocaust survivor Jack Mikulincer. Photo: Mikulincer family

The Killer of a 99-Year-Old Holocaust Survivor was a Recidivist Reckless Driver

By Gersh Kuntzman | Feb 7, 2022 | No Comments
The BMW that ran down and killed the 99-year-old Manhattan Beach resident on Saturday as he used his electric wheelchair to get to a Jewish center has been slapped with 10 school-zone speeding tickets and four red-light tickets since 2016 — including six tickets for speeding in school zones in 2021 alone.
Imran Hossain is alive, but badly injured, in a crash we covered last month.

CYCLE OF RAGE: Delivery Cyclist Who Had Been Left for Dead Needs Your Help

By Gersh Kuntzman | Feb 4, 2022 | No Comments
This city can break your heart. Can it mend it, too? Let's see.
File photo: Dave Colon

UPDATE: Brooklyn Moped Rider is Killed by a School Bus Driver

By Gersh Kuntzman | Feb 4, 2022 | No Comments
This year's road bloodshed crisis continued with another killing, this time of a moped rider on notorious Eastern Parkway in Brooklyn.
Congestion on the Queensboro Bridge's lone cyclist and pedestrian path  is especially egregious given how much space the city allocates for cars on the same span. File photo: Gersh Kuntzman

Queensboro Bridge Bike and Pedestrian Improvements Delayed a Full Year

By Gersh Kuntzman | Feb 3, 2022 | No Comments
"We are concerned about the timeline," two Council member said in a statement.
This is a photo illustration. There is no such thing as a yellow stop sign ... yet.

THE SLOW WALK: What Happened to Those Cyclist-Friendly Rules?

By Gersh Kuntzman | Feb 3, 2022 | No Comments
Two rules that would have made life easier for cyclists, and encouraged more bike riding by the public, have not been implemented.
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