Eve Kessler

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Recent Posts

THOSE WERE THE DAYS: What Car Culture Has Cost Us

By Eve Kessler | Aug 14, 2020 | No Comments

Some then-and-now photos of New York City show how residents lost precious space to the automobile. What we could do to fix it.

Manhattan Board Ask DOT To Cancel Rule Hampering Curb Extensions

By Eve Kessler | Aug 12, 2020 | No Comments

It's the latest sally in the war to reclaim streets from cars, promote equity, and stop discriminating against pedestrians.

Cyclists and drivers mix in the traffic circle atop the Riverside Park Rotunda. Photo: Eve Kessler

Controversial Rotunda Project Proceeds Despite COVID Budget Woes

By Eve Kessler | Aug 11, 2020 | No Comments

The reconstruction of the Riverside Park Rotunda and traffic circle forges ahead — without the cycling safety measures the community demanded. Cue the complaints.

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?