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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

This was the abandoned, totaled Mercedes in front of Assembly Member Al Taylor's office on Jan. 9, after it had already been sitting there for two weeks. Photo: Wendy Franks

Check Out This Abandoned Car in Harlem!

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jan 17, 2022 | No Comments
Slow news day? Why not head to Harlem and check out the burnt-out abandoned vehicle in front of Assembly Member Al Taylor's office?
File photo: Dave Colon

Two Pedestrians are Struck, One Killed, in Horrific Crashes in Brooklyn and Queens

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jan 14, 2022 | No Comments
Two pedestrians were hit, one fatally, in separate crashes on Thursday — and in both cases, the drivers were charged.
Imagine if this truck driver was given space to leave his packages in a mini-distribution center, where they would be picked up by another worker on a cargo bike. File photo: Gersh Kuntzman

Up Next for DOT: City Law Requires 500 New Loading Zones Every Year

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jan 14, 2022 | No Comments
The city Department of Transportation is now required by law to install at least 500 loading zones annually. How's that going?
The intersection of E. 36th Street and Fillmore Avenue where Mary O'Brien was fatally injured. Photo: Google

GMC Truck Driver Who Killed Brooklyn Pedestrian is Issued a Mere Summons

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jan 13, 2022 | No Comments
A Brooklyn woman has died of injuries she sustained when she was run over by the driver of a massive GMC truck last month — and the driver walked off with a mere summons.
A symbol of New York City's bike lane network. File photo: Vivian Lipson

Bike NY to DOT: The City’s Cycling Program is No Longer a World Leader, So Fix It

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jan 12, 2022 | No Comments
The first order of business is recognizing the city has a problem, the Jan. 7 letter from Bike New York to DOT Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez stated.
Photo: Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office

So is Eric Adams’s ‘Asst. Parking Director’ Brother Qualified to Head Mayoral Security?

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jan 12, 2022 | No Comments
From parking cars to protecting the second-most-important public official in the United States?
Look, ma, no cars! This is what a safe street looks like. File photo: Angela Stach

BY THE NUMBERS: Car-Free Streets are Simply Safer, Data Continue to Show

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jan 11, 2022 | No Comments
Injuries, for example, are down 89 percent along the 34th Avenue open street, a new analysis shows.
Here's the moment of impact when Luis Zuniga allegedly killed Estelle Davis.

Brooklyn DA Charges Reckless Backhoe Driver, Foreman for Killing Senior Pedestrian

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jan 7, 2022 | No Comments
The construction worker who backed over and killed a 61-year-old woman last year in Brooklyn — as well as the foreman at his jobsite — have been charged in the death.
Photo rendering: DOT

Need Help Finding the Brooklyn Bridge Foot and Bike Paths? Good Luck!

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jan 7, 2022 | No Comments
A plan by the city to help people locate the entrance to the Brooklyn Bridge foot and bike paths has stalled.
Vision Zero in 2021. File photo: Gersh Kuntzman

Vision Zero Epicenters: 5 Dangerous Neighborhoods that Should Be on Eric Adams’s Agenda

By Gersh Kuntzman and Jesse Coburn | Jan 3, 2022 | No Comments
Streetsblog crunched the numbers to reveal the neighborhoods that most need safety improvements. An analysis for a new administration.
Cars. Cars cars cars. Photo: Cars

DOT: Cars Cars Cars Cars Car Cars Cars Carscars (Of Course, Cars Cars)

By Gersh Kuntzman | Dec 31, 2021 | No Comments
Cars cars cars cars cars — because cars cars cars with cars in cars driving with cars.
The NYPD currently has one Tesla squad car.

City Moves Ahead with Plan to Buy 250 Tesla Squad Cars — And Just Bought 184 Electric Ford Mustangs!

By Gersh Kuntzman | Dec 29, 2021 | No Comments
A no-bid contract raises some questions, but the city says electric cars are much more cost-effective over the long haul.
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