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Mayor Won’t Commit to Bold Plan for 34th Avenue that All His Would-Be Successors Support
The stall continues.
June 16, 2021
LANDSLIDE: Now Eric Adams Has Also Signed the 34th Avenue Linear Park Petition, Dashing Anti-Open Streets Group
The Brooklyn Borough President was clear that his support centered on equity and the public health benefits of car-reduction strategies.
June 15, 2021
Monday’s Headlines: Flower Power Edition
If you missed this weekend's transformation of the Meatpacking District into a flower-filled, Barcelona-style, car-free superblock, Clarence Eckerson's got you covered. Plus the weekend's other news.
June 14, 2021
NO COMPROMISE: Maya Wiley is Latest Mayoral Hopeful to Support 34th Avenue Linear Park
Yet another would-be mayor supports open streets done right.
June 14, 2021
SQUARE ONE: De Blasio Punts ‘Gold Standard’ Open Street Implementation to Next Mayor
The next mayor will basically figure out what to do with the best open street in town.
June 11, 2021
OPINION: A Linear Park on 34th Avenue is ‘The Best Thing’ for People with Disabilities
"To people who oppose the plan, I ask: The whole whole world is polluted by cars, so exactly where do we go? My cancer was brought on by the pollution caused by cars. I have to get fresh air."
June 9, 2021
What NYC Needs Now: Public Space Management
A lively online session looks at the promise and pitfalls of open streets.
June 8, 2021
Park Slope BID Asks NYPD For ‘Help’ with Delivery Cyclists Then Quickly Regrets It
A business improvement district that had asked the NYPD to get delivery cyclists to slow down on a popular restaurant open street now says it will not invite the cops back after they spent much of Saturday ticketing the mostly immigrant and low-income workers trying to do their job.
June 7, 2021
OPINION: A 34th Avenue Linear Park Would Be a Haven for Kids
Children in Jackson Heights are starved for green space and safety — which is why the neighborhood needs a linear park.
May 28, 2021
Surging Candidate Garcia Supports 34th Ave. Linear Park
The former Sanitation commissioner is the first of this year's mayoral candidates to put her John Hancock on a petition calling for the creation of a linear park on 34th Avenue in Queens.
May 26, 2021
