Kitchen High Line Block Party

Join Friends of the High Line and The Kitchen for the second Kitchen High Line Block Party, a neighborhood street fair. They’ll be closing a street under the High Line to make way for dozens of free, artist-led activities, live music and other performances, and affordable food from local restaurants.

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Streetfilm: Transforming NY City Streets

By Jason Varone | Jan 31, 2008

Streetfilms’ Elizabeth Press was in attendance this week at the New York Historical Society where neighborhood activists, professional planners, and experienced advocates gathered to share their secrets on how New Yorkers can transform the public realm. The event was hosted by NYC Streets Renaissance and was moderated by Streetsblog editor Aaron Naparstek. Panelists included: Christine […]

First Public Presentation on High Line Designs (20th to 30th Sts.)

By Aaron Donovan | Oct 18, 2007

Please join Friends of the High Line and the New York City Department of Parks & Recreation to preview and weigh in on the new High Line designs. This will be the first public opportunity to see preliminary design plans for Section 2 of the High Line (20th Street to 30th Street). The High Line design […]

The greenway segment between 53rd and 61st Streets would be built on pylons over the East River. Image: NYC Mayor's Office

De Blasio Announces Funding to Fill 8-Block Stretch of East River Greenway Gap

By David Meyer | Apr 25, 2017

De Blasio’s revised Fiscal Year 2018 budget, set to be unveiled tomorrow, will dedicate $100 million in capital construction funds to build a walking and biking path between 61st Street and 53rd Street, narrowing the East River Greenway gap in Midtown to 12 blocks.

Today’s Headlines

By Ben Fried | Apr 13, 2009

Republicans Won’t Back MTA Rescue Without Road and Bridge Funding (NYT, Newsday) Study: Particulate Pollution Shortens Life in Urban Areas (BBC) Most Straphangers in Ruben Diaz, Sr.’s District Are Just Fine With Bridge Tolls (WNYC) How Transit Doomsday Brinkmanship Played Out in Chicago (Politicker) Price of Oil Is on the Rise, and the Feds Still […]

Bronx Teens Win Ped Safety Improvement After Three Years of Activism

By Noah Kazis | Apr 24, 2012

Thanks to three years of dedicated activism from middle- and high-school students, one Bronx intersection is getting a little bit safer. The Bronx Helpers, a community service organization run by the New Settlement Apartments, has successfully lobbied the city to daylight the dangerous corner of E. 172nd Street and Townsend Avenue. Until last week, drivers […]

Health Department: Pedestrian Fatality Rate Highest on Streets in Low-Income Neighborhoods

By David Meyer | Mar 27, 2017

Pedestrian fatalities in NYC are disproportionately concentrated on streets in high-poverty neighborhoods, according to a new Department of Health analysis.