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 Bluesky @realgershkuntzman.
David Meyer
Managing 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.
J.K. Trotter
Associate Editor
Before joining Streetsblog in November 2025, J.K. Trotter covered media and politics at Gawker and edited investigations at Business Insider.
He studied philosophy at St. John’s College and lives in Queens. You can reach him at jk@streetsblog.org and on X.com at @jktrotter.
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.
Austin C. Jefferson
Albany Bureau Chief
Austin C. Jefferson joins Streetsblog from City and State, where he was the state politics reporter covering state government, elections and major legislative debates. Previously, his reporting appeared in the Daily Freeman, Chronogram Magazine and The Legislative Gazette. Having grown up in the Hudson Valley, he’s always happy to argue about where Upstate New York truly begins. Reach him at austin@streetsblog.org.
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Christine Berthet
Rosa Chang
Sebastian Delmont
Mark Gorton
Joseph Lipman
Juan Martinez
Isaac Oates
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