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Queens Pol Makes It Official: Demands 34th Avenue Open Street Be Made Permanent
A Queens council member has jumped on the effort to turn the city's best open street into a "permanent public space for the community."
September 14, 2020
Eyes on the Street: Meatpacking Biz Group Has Seen the ‘Future’ of Public Space
They unpaved paradise and created a great open street.
September 12, 2020
More ‘Open Streets for Restaurants’ Coming This Weekend
If it's Friday, the mayor is getting his bib on.
September 11, 2020
Brooklyn Pol Proposes Another Car-Free Busway
Berry Street, an open-street success story in Williamsburg, could replace the stalled BQX connector, a Council member says.
September 10, 2020
DOT: ‘We’re Still Talking’ About a ‘Bus Lane’ (But Not a Busway!) on Fifth Avenue
To be clear: the current design is not the car-free busway as promised by the mayor in June.
August 28, 2020
City Hall Announces More ‘Open Restaurant’ Streets for this Weekend
As we do most Fridays, here are this weekend's new dining zones created by City Hall. With these six new locations, there are now roughly 90 "open restaurants" streets (which operate during weekend hours).
August 28, 2020
OPINION: Show Us the Money for School Streets, Mr. Mayor
Without dedicated funding, the "outdoor learning" program will only promote inequality among schools.
August 28, 2020
Survey Says: School Outdoor Space is Limited — By Cars!
"Cars parked in schoolyards are a symptom of how we’ve surrendered our city to automobiles," says one activist.
August 21, 2020
Manhattan Council Member: Make ‘Open Streets’ Program More Equitable
"This program has not been the model for equity that we must always be striving for in a city rife with injustice," Carlina Rivera wrote in a letter to the mayor.
August 17, 2020
Knives Out: Here Are This Weekend’s New ‘Open Restaurant’ Streets
The city has announced 21 more locations for outdoor dining starting this weekend, bringing the total number of weekend dining streets and plazas to 85 locations. Here are the new stretches.
August 14, 2020
