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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

A memorial to Baby Apolline still sits at the corner of Gates and Vanderbilt avenues.

City Blames Baby Apolline’s Parents for Her Death Because Risks of Being a Pedestrian are ‘Obvious’

By Gersh Kuntzman | Aug 9, 2022 | No Comments
They should have known how dangerous New York City streets are!
The two victims of last week's crash at the moment of impact.

Video Raises Questions About Possible Police Chase Before Fatal Inwood Crash

By Gersh Kuntzman | Aug 8, 2022 | No Comments
As the video shows, at least four cops arrived on the scene just 10 seconds after impact.
One and done: An Oonee mini being removed from Astoria after this year's successful test.

After Successful Bike Parking Demo, DOT is Rightfully Being Asked, ‘What Now?’

By Gersh Kuntzman | Aug 5, 2022 | No Comments
And advocates are getting impatient.
Riverdale Avenue is so fat it needs to be put on a diet, says DOT. But Council Member Eric Dinowitz (inset) disagrees. Photo: Google

Bronx Pol Loses Fight Against Street Safety as DOT Moves Ahead on Riverdale Ave.

By Gersh Kuntzman | Aug 4, 2022 | No Comments
The Department of Transportation has dismissed complaints of a Bronx Council member and will move ahead with its life-saving plan to narrow Riverdale Avenue from a four-lane speedway into a slower residential street
File photo: Dave Colon

Two Pedestrians are Killed on an Inwood Sidewalk After Multi-Car Crash

By Gersh Kuntzman | Aug 3, 2022 | No Comments
Two pedestrians were killed early on Wednesday after two cars collided on a notoriously dangerous upper Manhattan street and one jumped the curb, police said.
Crowded conditions on the Hudson River Greenway — and the need to get the U.S. off of cars — is part of the reason why Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine (inset) wants the state to remove a lane from West Street.

SEE IT! Manhattan BP to State: Take a Lane from Drivers on the West Side Highway

By Gersh Kuntzman | Aug 1, 2022 | No Comments
It worked on the Brooklyn Bridge...
The pedestrian was crossing Oxford Avenue when she was struck by the driver making a left. Photo: Eve Kessler

‘Whippersnapper’ Senior Citizen Run Down and Killed in Riverdale

By Gersh Kuntzman and Eve Kessler | Jul 29, 2022 | No Comments
A woman who was struck and seriously injured by a driver in Riverdale earlier this week has died — and the driver remains uncharged, police said on Friday.
Streetsblog Publisher Mark Gorton went to Paris ... and all you got was his insightful Streetfilms video. Photo: Clarence Eckerson Jr.

STREETFILMS: The Peaceful Pedestrian Plazas of Paris … And What They Can Teach Us

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jul 29, 2022 | No Comments
Pedestrianization: It's the past — and the future — of cities.
Carling Mott, a vibrant Upper East Side woman, was killed by a truck driver on 85th Street — a street where the local Community Board 8 had voted down a bike lane in 2016. On Wednesday night CB voted in favor of protected lanes on 85th Street and others on the UES. Photo: Upper East Site (main); Instagram (inset)

SEE IT: Truck Driver Kills a Woman on a Bike on the Upper East Side

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jul 27, 2022 | No Comments
A truck driver struck and killed a Citi Bike rider on the Upper East Side on Tuesday, with the cops putting out a preliminary report that blamed the victim.
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Friday’s Headlines: Rubber Stamp Edition

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jul 22, 2022 | No Comments
The big story of the day was Empire State Development's approval of Gov. Hochul's real estate deal masquerading as a Penn Station redesign plan. Plus other news.
This is the definition of a dangerous intersection. Photo: Google
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Driver Kills Cyclist in Deadly Bronx Yet is Not Charged — Part of a Surge in Road Violence

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jul 21, 2022 | No Comments
A cyclist was killed by a reckless driver at a badly designed Bronx intersection on Wednesday — just hours after new data showed that the Bronx is experiencing a double-digit increase in road fatalities.
Justice for Baby Apolline. File photo: Gersh Kuntzman
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City Sued over Killing of Baby Apolline by Recidivist Reckless Driver on a ‘Dangerous’ Street

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jul 20, 2022 | No Comments
"We call on the city to resolve this case quickly so my clients can get closure with their lives," said Harris Marks, lawyer for Julien Mong and Marion Guillemin.
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