Eve Kessler
Email Eve Kessler at eve@streetsblog.org
Recent Posts
Friday’s Headlines: Cars and Corruption Edition
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The latest (and last?) de Blasio administration scandal involves (no surprise!) vehicles. Plus, other news.
Sanitation Dept. Urged to Get Garbage out of Pedestrians’ Way
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Nineteen months after 'Clean Curbs" was announced with great fanfare, not a container has been sited anywhere. The next mayor ought to get cracking.
Hochul Calls for ‘Alternatives’ to LaGuardia AirTrain — Possibly Dooming Cuomo’s Boondoggle
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"I have asked the Port Authority to thoroughly examine alternative mass transit solutions for reducing car traffic and increasing connectivity to LaGuardia Airport," Hochul said about the 1.5-mile, elevated people mover.
Open Plans Brings on Three New Hires in Fight for Livable Streets
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Policy wiz Sara Lind, marketing guru Robert Green, and advocate Carl Mahaney join the push for a people-centered city.
Enjoy Another Pedestrianized Part of Broadway — for a Month Only!
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A 'pop-up' plaza in the Flatiron District will help restaurants, but safe-streets activists want more.
Thursday’s Headlines: Open Season on Pedestrians Edition
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The waning of the daylight hours means that more New Yorkers will be mowed down while crossing the street. And other news.
BREAKING: Riverkeeper, Others Sue To Stop the LaGuardia AirTrain
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Local opponents of a little-loved project ask for its approval to be 'set aside.'
Report: ‘Wrong Way’ AirTrain Would Be the Most Costly, Least Necessary Transit Project Ever
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A watchdog group takes issue with the Port Authority's ridership estimates, claiming that the people mover would be 'nearly twice as expensive’ as the next most expensive project.
Friday’s Headlines: ‘Apres Moi le Deluge’ Edition
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Officials engage in fingerpointing after the flooding. And other news.
Incoming Manhattan Council Members Tell Us Their Transportation Priorities
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Six districts are getting new representatives — perhaps the most progressive crop the borough has seen. We took their temperature.
It’s Official: Central Park Owl Died in Truck Onslaught
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Beloved Barry was felled by "blunt trauma" from crash, says the Department of Environmental Conservation.
Friday’s Headlines: For Whom the Central Business District Tolls
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The MTA announced the dates for its congestion-pricing public meetings. Plus, other news on a torpid day.