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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 scene on Sunday in Classon Playground as cops filled the play area with their cars — and secured it with a chain (inset bottom left) while leaving their designated parking area (top left) empty. Photos: Gersh Kuntzman

SPACE HOGS: NYPD Cops Seize Clinton Hill Playground — Again!

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jan 29, 2023 | No Comments
Kids in Clinton Hill were unable to take advantage of an unseasonably warm January weekend because officers from the NYPD's 88th Precinct had once again used the Classon Playground to park their personal vehicles.
Council Member Selvena Brooks-Powers says she wants to hold Mayor Adams accountable.

Council Wants Answers from Adams Administration on Road Violence Epidemic

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jan 27, 2023 | No Comments
The City Council's Transportation Committee has scheduled a long-overdue hearing to determine if Mayor Adams is honoring his pledge to "take seriously" the ongoing road violence epidemic — and it's demanding that Adams administration officials show up to testify.
Is this end of criminal mischief?

The End of ‘Criminal Mischief’? A Reflection on Three Months of Field Work

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jan 25, 2023 | No Comments
For three months, our Streetsblog NYC editor has been exposing one of New York City's great scams: drivers (mostly cops) who deface their license plates to avoid speed-camera tickets. Well, it's time to hang up the paint pen and screwdriver.
File photo: Bess Adler

How Much Does DOT Spend to Keep Kids Safe Outside of Schools? The Agency Won’t Say.

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jan 25, 2023 | No Comments
The Department of Transportation frequently touts the effort it makes to improve street safety for kids, yet the agency doesn't know — or simply won't say — how much money it spends on projects or salaries devoted exclusively to safety around schools.
Cyclist Sarah Schick was killed in an area known to the DOT to be dangerous. Photo: Henry Beers Shenk

VISION ZERO 2022: More Dead Kids, More Crashes in Known Danger Zones

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jan 23, 2023 | No Comments
More children died in crashes last year than in another other year in the Vision Zero era and crashes remain concentrated in areas that are known to be treacherous, according to a new report that crunches the numbers on the bloody 12 months of 2022.
Siblings (from left) Martin, Leonor and Jose Armando Garcia are afraid they will not get justice for their lost brother, Carlos Garcia Ramos, killed in December by a reckless driver. Photo: Gersh Kuntzman

Grieving Family Horrified by ‘Not Guilty’ Plea By Driver Who Killed Beloved Delivery Worker

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jan 18, 2023 | No Comments
The life of Carlos Garcia-Ramos was a struggle from day one. His death continues that sad tradition.
Pro basketball star Nigel Johnson was badly injured in a crash in August. Photo: Instagram

Cops Say They’ve Arrested Hit-and-Run Driver Who Gravely Injured Pro Hoops Star

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jan 11, 2023 | No Comments
The arrest came only after the victim's family pressured the NYPD to reopen a case that detectives had closed.
Back for more. Here's Gov. Hochul in 2022 before she signed the expansion of New York City's speed cameras. Now she hopes to let New York City reduce its speed limits. File photo: Darren McGee / Governor's office

State of the State: Hochul Seeks to Let New York City Lower its Speed Limits

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jan 10, 2023 | No Comments
Gov. Hochul has fully endorsed a state legislative effort to allow New York City to set — and reduce — its own speed limits, announcing in her State of the State address on Tuesday that she will introduce her own version of the existing "Sammy's Law" bill that the legislature has failed to pass previously.
Here's what happens when there's no loading zone — double-parking. File photos: Gersh Kuntzman

Good News! DOT Moves to Get Placard Perps Out of Loading Zones

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jan 10, 2023 | No Comments
The city Department of Transportation is about to begin a quiet assault on the placard class thanks to an obscure rule change.
Check out "Criminal Mischief" on Twitter   and on Spotify

Monday’s Headlines: Criminal Mischief Special Edition

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jan 9, 2023 | No Comments
On Friday, your irascible old scribe caught so many more law enforcement officials covering or defacing their plate that "criminal mischief" posts filled my Twitter feed. Plus other news.
The moment of impact in Crown Heights on Friday (with, inset, the number of crashes in the small neighborhood last year).

Driver Sought in Hit-and-Run in Crown Heights — Was It Intentional?

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jan 8, 2023 | No Comments
Police are seeking the heartless hit-and-run driver who flattened a pedestrian in Crown Heights on Friday night — a brutal, but rare, instance of road violence captured on camera that is now being investigated as a possible hate crime because the collision may have been intentional.
Both of Lev Fruchter's parents (Norman, inset, and Rachel) have been killed by reckless drivers. Main photo: Peter Meitzler

Tragedy Times Two: Lev Fruchter Has Now Lost Both Parents to Road Violence

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jan 6, 2023 | No Comments
First, Rachel Fruchter was killed by a reckless, uninsurable driver in Prospect Park in 1997. Then, Norman Fruchter was killed last month by a reckless uninsurable driver in Bay Ridge.
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