Eve Kessler
Email Eve Kessler at eve@streetsblog.org
Recent Posts
Four More Perps Sought in Hit-and-Run Rampages
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Cops are now looking for four hit-and-run perps who killed one pedestrian and injured five people, including one walker injured in a rare bike-on-ped incident.
Friday’s Headlines: Big, Fat Softball Edition
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The mayor tests speed-restriction technology on city fleet cars — but not his own. Plus, other news.
SETBACK: Parks Dept. Will Dump Bikers onto Dangerous Roads During Greenway Fix
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After four months of delay over safety questions, a northern Manhattan project will proceed without many changes.
After an Epic Fail, the City Relaunches Residential Composting
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The Sanitation Department will begin universal organics pick-up in one borough — Queens — on Oct. 3. Will it work this time?
‘Whippersnapper’ Senior Citizen Run Down and Killed in Riverdale
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A woman who was struck and seriously injured by a driver in Riverdale earlier this week has died — and the driver remains uncharged, police said on Friday.
Tuesday’s Headlines: Just Pay for the Damn Subway Already Edition
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The MTA board meeting featured high-stakes games — again. Plus other news.
UPDATED: Monday’s Headlines: ‘Dead Skunk in the Middle of the Road’ Edition
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Here's the long (and now resolved!) saga of a dead skunk in the road in the Bronx. Plus other news.
Bronx Business Leaders Oppose Busway That Would Help 85,000 Riders
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Fordham Road honchos — whose shoppers overwhelmingly use transit — give a proposed reform (and their customers) the "Bronx cheer."
Thursday’s Headlines: More Garbage from the Car-Loving NY Times Edition
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More evidence to back up our description of the Gray Lady as "car-loving." Plus all the other news from yesterday.
GROSS: ‘Clean Curbs’ Bins Show Growing Pains in Times Square
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The Sanitation Department's "Clean Curbs" pilot — trash enclosures in Times Square that were installed a mere three months ago — is a bit of a mess.
Chinatown’s Doyers Open Street to Become a Car-Free Plaza
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A street that is useless for motorists in a neighborhood with virtually no open space will finally get the treatment it, and its neighbors, deserve.
Friday’s Headlines: Boatload of Skepticism Edition
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A pricier ticket for the NYC ferry, aka the 'taxpayer-soaking tub.' Plus other news.