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Monday’s Headlines: ‘So, How Was Your Weekend?’ Edition
There was a really big story that sent people literally dancing for joy in the streets on Saturday, but you know about that. There was also a lot of other news we don't want you to miss. So click here!
November 9, 2020
Now Brooklynites Call For Permanent Open Streets In Williamsburg And Greenpoint
Another county heard from!
November 4, 2020
IN THEIR OWN WORDS: Outraged at Local Community Board, Open Streets Supporters Send Letters
Queens Community Board 3 is already receiving vehement letters after its Traffic and Transportation Committee expressed doubt over a permanent open street for a park-starved neighborhood.
November 4, 2020
DOT: 181st Street Busway is Not Likely For This Year
We thought only Brooklyn Dodger fans said, "Wait 'til next year!" Apparently, the mayor does, too.
November 3, 2020
CYCLE OF RAGE: DOT Begins Arduous Process of Getting a Queens Community Board to Enter the 21st Century
The process that the Department of Transportation uses to make city roadways safer and more hospitable to human being is a broken one. An opinion piece from last night's CB3 meeting in Queens.
October 29, 2020
Open Storefronts! Mayor Expands Open Streets Program for Retailers (Sort Of!)
The mayor had been under pressure from such civic groups as City Rise, which has been calling for repurposing roadways for retail.
October 28, 2020
Seeing the Future: W. 103rd Street Transformed in Pilot Open Space Project
Here's looking at you, 103rd St.
October 26, 2020
EXCLUSIVE: Queens Pol Spoke to Mayor — And He ‘Gets It’ On 34th Ave. Open Street
On this, the mayor gets it.
October 24, 2020
Opinion: Creating Space in America’s Densest City
In advance of Saturday's rally to turn 34th Avenue into permanent car-free space, one of the key organizers and an urban planner currently working for Ford's Spin unit talk about the importance of open space.
October 23, 2020
EXCLUSIVE: DOT Will Take the Lead on Future of 34th Avenue as a ‘Permanent’ Open Street
The Department of Transportation will lay out a "long-term" plan next week for the roadway's "transformation," Streetsblog has learned.
October 22, 2020