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
CARNAGE: Garbage Truck Driver Kills Cyclist in Borough Park, After Pedestrian is Killed by Drunk Driver in Manhattan
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Two promising lives cut down early.
Manhattan Pol to NYPD: Follow the Law on Placard Misuse
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Manhattan City Council Member Gale Brewer (inset) is the latest elected official to demand that the NYPD follow the law when it comes to cracking down on placard abuse by city workers including, mostly, cops.
Drivers Seriously Injure Two More Pedestrians — But One Hit-and-Run Driver Collared, Say Cops
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Crashes have injured 14,488 people, or roughly 120 New Yorkers every day. Of those, 4,157 were pedestrians, cyclists or moped or scooter riders. That means roughly 34 vulnerable road users are injured every day in this city.
Queens Senior Dies from Injuries After Being Hit by Driver on Northern Boulevard
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A senior citizen who was struck by a reckless driver on a parking-lot-filled Queens street has died of her wounds — and the driver remains uncharged.
City Official Under Fire for Questioning the Benefits and Equity of Transit
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We always assume more transit means more equity. But a progressive planning commissioner apparently disagrees, sparking quite a conversation.
CASE CLOSED: Another Look at How the NYPD Lies to Protect Placard Corrupted Cops
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The NYPD lied on Monday to cover up the illegal actions of a Housing division cop — the latest of a growing number of incidents involving placard abusing officers and the epidemic of illegally defaced license plates.
CYCLE OF RAGE: The Car that Never Moves Yet Endangers Pedestrians (And is of No Concern to the NYPD)
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There's a broken-down car on Ocean Parkway that has not moved since at least July, 2020. Yet it's only been ticketed three times, despite more than 30 complaints to 311. Oh, and it has an NYPD vest on the dashboard. Herein lies a great yarn.
NYPD’s Lackluster Enforcement Against Reckless Drivers Continued in Second Month of Supposed Crackdown
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Remember that much-ballyhooed crackdown on drivers who fail to yield to pedestrians — the one Streetsblog debunked last month? Well, it's even more debunkable.
34TH AVE. UPDATE: DOT Presents ‘Bold’ Plan for the Permanent Open Street Called ‘Paseo Park’
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The agency said it was motivated primarily by safety and by the higher numbers of pedestrians than vehicles for most of the day.
Mayor Says He’ll Act on Reckless Drivers, But Leaves Out the ‘How’
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HIzzoner said he would use his octopine enforcement arms to "find [reckless drivers] proactively, and get them off the streets." Details, however, have not been provided.
New York Gets an ‘F’ Grade in the New ‘Bike Friendly States’ Survey…
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They could have been a contender.
Wednesday’s 4/20 Headlines: How About Them Mets Edition
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Usually we get all long-winded and preachy in our headlines, but the Mets swept away the Giants like a dirty rug in yesterday's twi-nighter, so we'll just get right to business of recapping yesterday's news.