More Park(ing) Day Photos
Park(Day) co-organizer Jen Petersen and Robert Cipriano lounge at No Impact Man's spot in front of Whole Foods at 7th Ave. and W. 24th St.
By
Brad Aaron
4:17 PM EDT on September 21, 2007

Park(Day) co-organizer Jen Petersen and Robert Cipriano lounge at No Impact Man‘s spot in front of Whole Foods at 7th Ave. and W. 24th St.

Project for Public Spaces and Open Planning Project set up at Third Ave. and St. Marks.

NYU students planted a garden in this parking space at E. 9th and Stuyvesant.

Open Planning Project’s Nick Grossman chats with author Tony Hiss as Livable Streets luminaries Ethan Kent, Paul White, Gary Toth and Phil Myrick enjoy the shade.

Enjoying lunch at 7th Ave. and 24th St.

On-street Park(ing): The best deal in Manhattan.
Brad Aaron began writing for Streetsblog in 2007, after years as a reporter, editor, and publisher in the alternative weekly business. Brad adopted New York's dysfunctional traffic justice system as his primary beat for Streetsblog. He lives in Manhattan.
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