Jason Froimowitz

Jason Froimowitz is a Manhattan resident, community organizer and street safety advocate. He is a member of Manhattan Community Board 6, where he chairs the Transportation Committee, but the views expressed here are his own.

Summer Streets

Opinion: To Save Summer Streets, Lose The Cops, Not the Security

If Summer Streets’ new security measures are here to stay, the city should replace NYPD vehicles with physical barriers, cut police staffing costs and use the investment to make the event last all weekend.

Jason Froimowitz

August 10, 2026