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 ALBANY REPORT: A Historic, Yet Deeply Disappointing, Glass-Half-Empty Legislative Session
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"This is four-dimensional chess," said one lawmaker. "We're negotiating with the Council, with both houses of the legislator and with the executive. To play four-dimensional chess with new and novel pieces was difficult."
Hit-and-Run Driver, Exiting a Highway, Kills Queens Pedestrian
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A driver struck and killed a Queens pedestrian late on Thursday as he crossed a street near a highway exit ramp that dumps cars into a residential community.
State Senate Overwhelmingly Supports 24/7 Speed Cameras for the City
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Now it's on to the Assembly.
Brooklyn Child Dies of Wounds Caused by Driver
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A 5-year-old boy has died from injuries sustained earlier this month as he was reportedly walking home from school — the latest horrifying death of a student in a city where roads near schools are far more dangerous during the morning drop-off and afternoon pick-up.
MTA Promises to Do Better on Bike and Pedestrian Access — And Needs Your Help
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It's no longer a bridge too far.
Cyclist Killed by Truck Driver on Dangerous Bronx Roadway
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A truck driver killed a cyclist on a notoriously dangerous stretch of Bruckner Boulevard in the South Bronx on Thursday — a fatal crash that police initially blamed on the bike rider.
Amid Epic Crisis of Road Deaths, Some Members of the City Council Still Oppose Speed Cameras
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The City Council put its rubber stamp to Albany's extension and expansion of New York's speed camera program, but not before a significant number of local pols questioned the life-saving program with myths, not facts.
More Protected Bike Lanes = More Women Cyclists, New Study Shows
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Years of Citi Bike data, paired with the increasing numbers of bike infrastructure mileage, tell the story.
WILLOUGHOBAD? Progressive Council Member Has Problems with Popular Open Street
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Council Member Crystal Hudson now wants DOT to go back to the drawing board on a popular open street.
NO SURPRISE: Feds Report Double-Digit Increase in Road Deaths in 2021
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Call it the forgotten pandemic: road fatalities surged by double-digit percentages, including a significant increase in deaths outside of cars, in 2021, according to a new report issued Tuesday by federal authorities.
Man Killed on Eastern Parkway by Mercedes Driver
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Another pedestrian has been killed on Eastern Parkway, just a few blocks from where a man panhandling for money on the broad boulevard was fatally struck by a police officer in a van last month.
Pols Want City Crackdown on Car Noise, But Health Department is Silent
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It's a noisy city, but the silence from the city Department of Health is particularly defeaning.