Ryder KesslerinUrbane SprawlNew York Has Far to Go to Live Up to Its Promises to Abortion RefugeesOn May 2nd, my mother and I joined thousands of other New Yorkers downtown to protest the Supreme Court’s impending junking of Roe v. Wade…4 min read·Jun 21, 2022----
Ryder KesslerinUrbane SprawlMy Soho/Noho Rezoning Testimony for the Manhattan Borough PresidentI submitted the following testimony to Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer regarding her consideration of the city’s plan to rezone…2 min read·Aug 24, 2021----
Ryder KesslerinUrbane SprawlMy Testimony for the New York State Senate Committee on ElectionsBeginning on July 28, 2021, the New York State Senate Election Committee began a series of hearings—led by Senator Zellnor Myrie, the…4 min read·Jul 28, 2021----
Ryder KesslerWhile Pundits Analyze Ranked Choice Results, New Yorkers’ Favorite Novels Reveal Their PoliticsNew Yorkers cast their votes, the ranked choice instant runoffs were run, and the results are certified: the five boroughs’ favorite novel…6 min read·Jul 19, 2021----
Ryder KesslerinUrbane SprawlMy Mayoral BallotWith the New York Democratic primary coming up next week — and early and absentee voting well underway — I figure it’s about time to share…9 min read·Jun 14, 2021----
Ryder KesslerMy Favorite Culture of the 2010sThe aughts stuff I couldn’t love enough14 min read·Dec 21, 2019----
Ryder KesslerinDialogue & DiscourseKamala Harris’s Winning StrategyAfter a summer slump, the former frontrunner seems to embrace the lane that works best for her: identity politics candidate6 min read·Nov 22, 2019----
Ryder KesslerinUrbane SprawlA Just New York Requires More Food Vending PermitsThe arrest of a subway-station churro vendor reveals a deeper problem with New York’s permit economy4 min read·Nov 11, 2019----
Ryder KesslerStartup Hack! The one trick they don’t teach you in founder bootcampThe secret Silicon Valley doesn’t want you to know4 min read·Nov 4, 2019----
Ryder KesslerWhen Tech Bros Were SuperheroesNotes on the Demise of Pando — and the Startup Era It Chronicled3 min read·Oct 29, 2019----