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

Tributes Pour in for Matt Travis — Pro Wrestler and Cyclist Killed by Hit-and-Run Trucker

By Gersh Kuntzman | Nov 10, 2019 | No Comments

But you didn't need to know Matt Travis to feel that another hole had been ripped into the fabric of New York.

NACTO: No to Mandatory Helmet Laws!

By Gersh Kuntzman | Nov 8, 2019 | No Comments

SURPRISE! Feds Seek Mandatory Helmet Laws

By Gersh Kuntzman | Nov 5, 2019 | No Comments

A federal safety board issued a surprise recommendation for mandatory bike helmet laws in all 50 states — unanimously approving a last-minute resolution that had not been recommended by the board's own staff.

Bill for More Street Vendors Splits #BikeNYC

By Gersh Kuntzman | Nov 4, 2019 | No Comments

The state senator's proposal would remove caps on the number of legal vendors who could operate — but she claims it would not lead to overwhelmed sidewalks.

It's cheaper to insure a monster like this than a Corolla.

NYC DOT Will Track Road Carnage Caused by SUVs

By Gersh Kuntzman | Nov 1, 2019 | No Comments

"By the end of this year, we will be able to provide by year the comparative numbers of fatal collisions where SUVs were involved," the agency said in a statement.

DOT and NYPD: Force Drivers To Give Cyclists More Space

By Gersh Kuntzman | Oct 24, 2019 | No Comments

"The current safe passing law...is vague, and so DOT supports a clearer requirement," Commissioner Polly Trottenberg testified on Thursday.

Drivers Get Safety — The Rest of Us Get Slaughtered

By Gersh Kuntzman | Oct 22, 2019 | No Comments

Fatal car crashes are down for the second straight year across the nation — but the number of pedestrians and cyclists killed by motorists are up again, further evidence that cars are getting safer only for people inside the vehicle. According to final 2018 data released today by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 36,560 […]