Eve Kessler

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The "ghost bike" made for Madison Lyden, killed in August 2018 on Central Park West. Photo: David Meyer

CPW Gets Protected Bike Lane (Yay!) And Loses 400 Parking Spaces (Yay!)

By Eve Kessler | Jun 12, 2019 | 48 Comments

It’s a pretty sizable win in the ongoing war against cars.

DOT's redesign of the 79th Street rotunda omits protection for people attempting to access the country's most popular bike path. Image: DOT

Manhattan Board Rejects DOT Rotunda Plan

By Eve Kessler | Jun 5, 2019 | 4 Comments

The Department of Transportation must go back to the drawing board with its controversial $200-million redesign of the 79th Street rotunda because the current proposal remains unsafe for cyclists, a Manhattan community board voted on Tuesday night. Community Board 7 resolved Tuesday night to “disapprove” of DOT’s plan for the Robert Moses-built, 70-year-old structure that […]

The painted right-turn lane DOT installed after the death of three-year-old Emur Shavkator.

DOT Promises Traffic Light at Fatal Brooklyn Intersection

By Eve Kessler | Jun 5, 2019 | 28 Comments

But Council Member Mark Treyger says he's still "furious" at the department.

Council Speaker Corey Johnson defended his call for mayoral control of the MTA. Photo: Jeff Reed

Budget Watchdog: Mayoral Control of MTA Would Be ‘Miserable’

By Eve Kessler | May 16, 2019 | 12 Comments

But Corey Johnson doubles-down on his call for city control of the transit system in an exciting Hunter College panel on Wednesday night.