Eve Kessler

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The so-called dead end path below the Hudson River Greenway south of Dyckman Street would no longer be a dead end if the city could use federal money to connect it to the existing greenway. Photo: Eve Kessler

Manhattan Panel Backs Henry Hudson Parkway Bike Lane

By Eve Kessler | Apr 28, 2021 | No Comments

Getting to the Empire State Trail from the Hudson River Greenway is quite the climb! Could a bike lane be the answer — and to a greenway closure, too?

Thursday’s Headlines: Knives Out at the MTA Edition

By Eve Kessler | Apr 22, 2021 | No Comments

The NYPD's Transit Bureau chief sticks the agency for fearmongering on subway crime. Plus all the other news.

Our AirTrain montage puts money at the center — because that's what it it is about!

LaGuardia AirTrain Documents Raise Questions About Parking, Development

By Eve Kessler | Apr 21, 2021 | No Comments

The Port Authority hasn't disclosed enough about ancillary plans around its AirTrain project, critics say.

If any one group deserves an award for alerting officials about the danger of road violence, it is Families for Safe Streets.

LATEST LOBBYING: Advocates Pushing Street-Safety Bills in Albany

By Eve Kessler | Apr 9, 2021 | No Comments

Drive includes measures on reckless drivers, speed limits, speed cameras, alcohol-impaired driving, and driver education.

Who'd have thought one day these would be TOO popular?

Thursday’s Headlines: 20,000th Citi Bike Edition

By Eve Kessler | Apr 8, 2021 | No Comments

The "blue wave" — that is, Citi Bike — reaches the farthest north neighborhood in Manhattan. Plus all the other news.

Family biking in Hoboken. Photo: City of Hoboken

EYES ON THE STREET: How Hoboken Has Eliminated Traffic Deaths

By Eve Kessler | Apr 6, 2021 | No Comments

The Mile Square City shows what can be accomplished when a municipality really focuses on the zero of Vision Zero — it has recorded no traffic fatalities for three straight years.