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Monday’s Headlines Kick off ‘Park Week’ at Streetsblog
OK, so it's not as graphic as "Shark Week" but it may be as bloody.
May 10, 2021
JESSICA GONZÁLEZ-ROJAS: Why I Support a Linear Park in Jackson Heights
The local Assembly member weighs in on the importance of open space for environmental justice.
May 10, 2021
Wednesday’s Headlines: Some Linear Parks Are Apparently Better than Others Edition
Are rich people the only ones who can have nice things in this city? Plus all the other news.
May 5, 2021
Vision Zero in Decline: New Stats Show Blood Tide of Road Violence is Unchecked
April was the cruelest month — but the other months sucked, too.
May 4, 2021
THE COMPROMISE: New Open Streets Group Seeks ‘Linear Park’ for Jackson Heights
Finally, there's a real compromise on the table.
May 3, 2021
CARLINA RIVERA: Here’s Why My Open Streets Bill Will Make NYC a ‘Model’ for the Nation
A Council Member and supporter of open streets says it plainly: We can transform the way our city works for everyday New Yorkers. We just need the imagination to realize it.
May 1, 2021
ANALYSIS: ‘Permanent’ Open Streets Program Will Only Be As Good As The Next Mayor Wants It To Be
Meet Open Streets 2.0.
April 30, 2021
Friday’s Headlines: It’s Jessica Ramos Day
The Times dropped a mostly favorable profile of the state senator at roughly the same time we dropped a big story on open streets that quoted her as being less supportive of a permanent, 24-7 greenspace for park-starved Jackson Heights than she had been in the past. Plus other news.
April 30, 2021
See It: People Really Enjoy Open Streets When Cars are Banished
Kids having fun. Neighbors meeting neighbors. Everyone walking safe. And a lot of it!
April 29, 2021
ANALYSIS: DOT’s Permanent Open Streets Will Depend on its Definition of ‘Compromise’
Whose compromise? Our compromise!
April 29, 2021
