Staff & Board
Gersh Kuntzman
Editor-In-Chief
Gersh Kuntzman joined Streetsblog as editor in chief in July, 2018 after stints at both New York City tabloids (Post, 1993-2000 and 2004-2007; Daily News, 2012-2017) and a long tenure as editor of The Brooklyn Paper (2007-2012).
He is a veteran journalist and longtime bike commuter from his home in Windsor Terrace, Brooklyn. He has been hit by a driver on Smith Street, doored on Flushing Avenue and wiped out on the really shiny, slippery paint on the Canal Street end of the Manhattan Bridge. He is a relentless voice for road safety. You can always reach him at gersh@streetsblog.org or follow him on X @gershkuntzman.
David Meyer
Deputy Editor
Born and raised in Washington, D.C. and Maryland, David fell in love with journalism as a kid accompanying his reporter dad on stories while school was out.
A reporter at Streetsblog from 2015 to 2019, David returned as Streetsblog Deputy Editor in 2023 after a three-year stint at the New York Post. A graduate of Montgomery Blair High School and the University of Maryland, he lives in Brooklyn. You can reach him at dmeyer@streetsblog.org.
Emily Lipstein
Engagement Editor
Emily joined Streetsblog in June 2024, after a combined decade of running social at VICE's Motherboard, Gizmodo, and Chicago's South Side Weekly.
Originally from Long Island, she has a degree in biology from the University of Chicago that she puts to use when riding her bike in the woods. You can email her at emily@streetsblog.org or find her on Twitter at @emily_lip.
Dave Colon
Senior reporter
Dave is a reporter from Long Beach, a barrier island off of the coast of Long Island that you can bike to from the city. It's a real nice ride.
He's previously been the editor of Brokelyn, a reporter at Gothamist, a freelance reporter and delivered freshly baked bread by bike. Dave is on X as @davecolon. And his email address is dcolon@streetsblog.org.
Kevin Duggan
Reporter
Kevin Duggan joined Streetsblog in October, 2022, after covering transportation for amNY. Duggan has been covering New York since about 2017 after getting his masters in journalism from Dublin City University in Ireland. After some freelancing, he landed a job with Vince DiMiceli’s Brooklyn Paper, where he covered southern Brooklyn neighborhoods and, later, Brownstone Brooklyn. He's on X at @kduggan16. And his email address is kevin@streetsblog.org.
Sophia Lebowitz
Reporter
Sophia Lebowitz joined Streetsblog as a reporter in April, 2024, after freelancing in the documentary film industry. She is a graduate of NYU’s Gallatin School of Individualized Study and of CUNY’s Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism.
Sophia has worked as a Video Journalist for FiveThirtyEight and her short documentaries have screened at DOC NYC, National Geographic's Short Film Showcase, and the Yellowknife International Film Festival. She has also written for Brooklyner, Chalkbeat, The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, and Refinery 29. Sophia is on X at @sophlebo and her email address is sophia@streetsblog.org.
Nolan Hicks
Investigative Reporter
Nolan Hicks covered transportation, housing, public health and city agencies in the City Hall bureau for The New York Post from 2018-2024, most recently as the paper's Senior Reporter for City Affairs. He previously worked as a City Hall and general assignments at The Austin American-Statesman from 2016-2018, where he uncovered self-dealing by a top aide to the city's then-mayor that resulted in a federal investigation and guilty pleas. Before that, he was a reporter at the New York Daily News and the San Antonio Express-News. He joined Streetsblog in January 2025.
Nolan is on X at @ndhapple. You can email him at nolan@streetsblog.org.
The following people comprise the Board of Directors of Open Plans, our parent non-profit (to understand that relationship, click here):
Mark Gorton, Chairman
Christine Berthet, Vice Chair
Raul Larios, Treasurer
Juan Martinez
Sebastian Delmont
Joseph Lipman