Eve Kessler

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NACTO Pushes Back as Big Auto Seeks Safety Exemption for Driverless Cars

By Eve Kessler | Sep 23, 2022 | No Comments

The national association of city transportation officials cries foul as Ford and GM try an end run around the NHTSA for cars without steering wheels and brakes.

Carling Mott, a vibrant Upper East Side woman, was killed by a truck driver on 85th Street — a street where the local Community Board 8 had voted down a bike lane in 2016. On Wednesday night CB voted in favor of protected lanes on 85th Street and others on the UES. Photo: Upper East Site (main); Instagram (inset)

Upper East Side Community Board Votes for Crosstown Bike Lanes

By Eve Kessler | Sep 22, 2022 | No Comments

Carling Mott did not die in vain.

DSNY caught the driver of this car dumping illegally — and impounded the vehicle. Photo: DSNY with help from the Streetsblog Photoshop Desk

Analysis: City is Much Better Seizing Cars from Illegal Dumpers than Reckless Drivers

By Eve Kessler | Sep 21, 2022 | No Comments

If only the Department of Transportation would start treating reckless drivers like garbage!

Biking in Community Board 11 in Queens. Photo: DOT

Panel Votes Down Eastern Queens Bike Lanes — But DOT Says it Will Move Forward

By Eve Kessler | Sep 15, 2022 | No Comments

A plan for protected and standard lanes in an underserved area pleases few.

The city's Summer Streets program is beloved. So why is it only in Manhattan, ask Queens Beep Donovan Richards (top) and his Brooklyn counter part Antonio Reynoso? File photo: Gersh Kuntzman

Brooklyn, Queens Beeps Want ‘Summer Streets’ Too!

By Eve Kessler | Sep 12, 2022 | No Comments

A popular, summertime program establishing a car-free corridor on weekends should move beyond its Manhattan origins, officials say.

The new, higher Penn Station Concourse ceiling. Photo: MTA

Wednesday’s Headlines: Raising the Penn Station Roof Edition

By Eve Kessler | Sep 7, 2022 | No Comments

Gov. Hochul has her eyes fixed on a literal as well as a figurative glass ceiling. Plus other news.

Tuesday’s Headlines: Back to Congestion Pricing Edition

By Eve Kessler | Sep 6, 2022 | No Comments

Reporters turn their attention back to the issue of the moment. Plus other news from a weekend of tremendous carnage.

A wide shot of the West Indian Day Parade in 2015.

Monday’s Headlines: Labor Day Edition

By Eve Kessler | Sep 5, 2022 | No Comments

The city never sleeps, and the carnage doesn't either.

A video still that shows a pickup truck driver about to strike and kill a 5-year-old in Queens.

Pickup Truck Driver Kills 5-Year-Old Boy in Queens, Then Speeds Away

By Eve Kessler | Sep 2, 2022 | No Comments

Police are looking for the driver of a white Dodge Ram in the latest hit and run.

A trucker driving an illegally large vehicle in lower Manhattan crashed between City Hall and the Municipal Building. Photo: Shmuli Evers

Friday’s Headlines: Plague of Illegal Trucks Edition

By Eve Kessler | Sep 2, 2022 | No Comments

Illegal, super long tractor-trailer trucks always seem to be fetching up everywhere. Plus other news.

An NYPD 'Back to School' event — this one at 1 Police Plaza. Photo: NYPD

Thursday’s Headlines: Back-to-School Copaganda Edition

By Eve Kessler | Sep 1, 2022 | No Comments

Why must kids shoulder the worries of traffic safety? Who's holding the back-to-school traffic-safety event for SUV and pickup owners?

Wednesdays Headlines: The Hit-and-Runs Keep Coming Edition

By Eve Kessler | Aug 31, 2022 | No Comments

The cops caught one hit-and-run perp, but others are on the loose. Plus more news.

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