Eve Kessler

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The mayor in his natural habitat: a taxpayer-funded SUV.

Friday’s Headlines: ‘Do Not Buy a Car’ Edition

By Eve Kessler | Aug 7, 2020 | No Comments

The mayor gives the right advice, even if he waxes Panglossian on carmageddon.

The 77th Precinct station house on June 1. Photo: Julianne Cuba

Mayor Says NYPD is Retreating From Stolen Streets — Public Sees Little Evidence

By Eve Kessler | Aug 5, 2020 | No Comments

Mayor de Blasio said on Tuesday that the NYPD is withdrawing from the scores of streets and sidewalks that it seized during recent Black Lives Matter protests — but have you seen any pullback?

Wednesday’s Headlines: Subway and Scooter Hell Edition

By Eve Kessler | Jul 29, 2020 | No Comments

Revel abruptly halts our grand experiment in local scooter share.

Newcomers include (from left) Khaleel Anderson, Phara Souffrant Forrest, Zohran Mamdani and Jabari Brisport.

UPDATED: DECISION 2020: Absentee Ballots Yield Tide of Fresh-Faced Progressives

By Eve Kessler | Jul 23, 2020 | No Comments

Plenty of friends of safe streets in a new crop of winners.

The mayor signed into law a series of bills to hold the NYPD accountable. Photo: NYC Mayor's Office

Thursday’s Headlines: Bad Day for the NYPD Edition

By Eve Kessler | Jul 16, 2020 | No Comments

Sprinting to catch up with the Black Lives Matter juggernaut, Mayor de Blasio signs a package of police-accountability bills.

They still can't breathe: Corey Johnson (center) with the Rev. Al Sharpton and others at an anti-chokehold rally in June. Photo: NYC Council

Wednesday’s Headlines: NYPD Budget Blues

By Eve Kessler | Jul 1, 2020 | No Comments

The mayor claims to have cut the NYPD's budget by $1 billion, but Corey Johnson begs to differ.

The NYC Ferry, which just got more expensive for some and cheaper for others. Photo: NYCEDC

Much-Vaunted NYC Ferry Stumbles as City Reopens

By Eve Kessler | Jun 30, 2020 | No Comments

It's a ferry big letdown.

Don't do this if you don't have to! Photo: Eve Kessler

Friday’s Headlines: Zonked and Zonked Edition

By Eve Kessler | Jun 26, 2020 | No Comments

Dermot Shea has a message for New Yorkers: 'Don't cut the NYPD's budget!'

A corner of Classon Playground in Brooklyn, which the NYPD is using as a parking lot. Police will vacate by the end of the week, supposedly. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

Brooklyn Residents To Reclaim Playground From NYPD

By Eve Kessler | Jun 25, 2020 | No Comments

Cops are using the Classon Playground as a parking lot — supposedly to protect their vehicles from protesters. But now they will vacate, Parks says.

Advocates are calling for five new bike bridges, to carry cyclists from Queens and Brooklyn from three points in New Jersey, to Manhattan. Photo: T.Y. Lin International

Thursday’s Headlines: A Bridge Too Far Edition

By Eve Kessler | Jun 25, 2020 | No Comments

For reasons we have yet to fathom, the New York Times takes great pains in virtually every local transportation story to highlight the grievances of New York City drivers. Given the many layers of editors at the Gray Lady, this concerted pro-car thrust cannot be an accident; by now, it must be acknowledged as an […]

The temporary bike lane on Smith Street in Downtown Brooklyn. The city will double the number of temporary bike lanes it has erected in response to the pandemic, adding nine miles in Manhattan and Queens. Photo: Gersh Kuntzman

BREAKING: City Doubles Temporary Protected Bike Lanes in Response to COVID

By Eve Kessler | Jun 24, 2020 | No Comments

The mayor adds nine miles in Manhattan and Queens as part of the "Open Streets" program.

Wednesday’s Headlines: Alternate Side of Reality Edition

By Eve Kessler | Jun 24, 2020 | No Comments

Mayor de Blasio sees 'justice' in changing the alternate-side parking rules.

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