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The city is moving to make outdoor dining permanent — like this one seen here on Mott Street last year. File photo: Emily Andrews for Rockwell Group

The People Have Spoken: DOT Study Reveals Vast Support for Outdoor Dining

By Julianne Cuba | Nov 22, 2021 | No Comments

In Manhattan, the supposed epicenter of opposition, a city survey shows that 84 percent of residents support the "Covid huts." Citywide, 64 percent support them.

A driver at the Jay Street Busway entrance on Smith Street and Livingston Street. Photo: Dave Colon

THAT’S TWO! Jay Street Busway is Made Permanent, Just Like the (Much Better) One on 14th Street

By Gersh Kuntzman | Nov 19, 2021 | No Comments

Never let it be said he didn't do the least he could do.

Justice for Baby Apolline. File photo: Gersh Kuntzman

Locals Demand Justice for Baby Apolline … in the Form of at Least One Car-Free Street

By Gersh Kuntzman | Nov 4, 2021 | No Comments

The city must turn a deadly Brooklyn street into a car-free plaza — and rename it after the 3-month-old baby who was killed by a reckless driver there in September — a community group and a new petition is demanding.

Dancers perform in front of Mayor de Blasio in a video promoting the city's Open Culture program. Photo: Mayor's Office

OPINION: Let’s Make the Open Culture Program Permanent

By Jimmy Van Bramer | Nov 3, 2021 | No Comments

We must codify in law the pandemic-era program that has brought art, music, and dance to our streets.

Mayor de Blasio — up close and personal on Monday. Photo: Gersh Kuntzman

Tuesday’s Headlines: Mayorus Interruptus Edition

By Streetsblog | Oct 26, 2021 | No Comments

We went up to the Flatiron District for a press conference with DOT Commissioner Hank Gutman ... and a mayoral photo op broke out. Plus other news.

The shared street on Broadway between 21st and 23rd streets in the Flatiron district. Photo: Gersh Kuntzman

City Adds to ‘Pedestrian-Friendly’ Areas of Broadway

By Eve Kessler | Oct 25, 2021 | No Comments

The DOT unveils six blocks of its mostly pro-pedestrian "Vision" for a people-centered boulevard.

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