Streetsblog’s City Correspondent Has the Skinny on Summer Streets

If you’re looking for summertime recreation, I have just the spot for you. New York’s hottest club is Summer Streets.

Don’t be fooled by the “road closed” signs — they’re actually open for you to walk, bike, scoot or stroll. Inaugurated in 2008 and located on Park Avenue and Lafayette Street from 72nd Street to the Brooklyn Bridge, this ciclovia event is the creation of NYC DOT. Thanks to club promoter Janette Sadik-Khan, this East Side hotspot now connects to a car-free Central Park loop drive north of 72nd Street.

This place has everything: climbing walls, dance performances, mini golf, tai chi, live music, fitness classes, parkour, yoga, a zip line, and Voice Tunnel.

What’s Voice Tunnel? It’s that thing where the city shuts down the Park Avenue tunnel between 33rd and 40th Streets and Mexican-Canadian artist Rafael Lozano-Hemmer installs an interactive light and sound exhibition.

The forecast calls for a chance of rain. Summer Streets runs from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. and will repeat on August 10 and 17.

  • Bluewndrpwrmlk96

    Rain, rain go away. Come again on a working day.

  • TomG

    Why only until 1pm? I love Summer Streets, but the good stuff is always insanely crowded, you have to get up seriously early on a Saturday when I’d love to sleep in and by the time you finally get on the zip line, it’s 1pm and it’s over.

  • Jesse

    Lol thanks, Stefan Miller.

  • Anonymous

    be hittin it in an hr. hope it doesnt pour ill be the guy jogging. say hi ladies 🙂

  • Anonymous

    be hittin it in an hr. hope it doesnt pour ill be the guy jogging. say hi ladies 🙂

  • Joe R.

    Too bad this doesn’t run from dawn until late evening. If you’re a night owl like me, 7AM to 1 PM just doesn’t work.

  • Made it to the tunnel at noon. Was informed there was a giant line and it was closed and we should come back next week.

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