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HOT TOWN: ‘Cool Streets’ Program Marred By Grave Danger — Cars
The city's “Cool Streets” program — which launched Monday with just 16 blocks as car-free play streets with open fire hydrants for kids — is functionally useless.
July 20, 2020
Mayor Announces a Few More ‘Open Restaurant’ Streets — And Extends Program through October
The mayor did not expand the program in one crucial way: It still only allows restaurants to set up tables in selected roadways from Friday night through Sunday nights.
July 17, 2020
Citi Bike Users Out of Luck as Midtown Restaurant Steals Space from Bikes Instead of Cars
Deux Amis? More like Sans Amis!
July 17, 2020
Avenue B Open Street Group to NYPD: ‘We Got This’
Sawhorses don't do anything if the NYPD forgets to put them out.
July 13, 2020
KOMANOFF: New York Times Starts Embracing ‘Future without Cars’
Times opinion writer Farhad Manjoo did more than just illustrate a vision for a car-free city that many of us have been championing, he did so in a way that clearly put the topic on the map for readers of the Gray Lady.
July 12, 2020
Mayor Says He’ll Ask When NYPD Plans to Give Back Public Streets
Reminder: It is unclear whether the NYPD is even allowed to commandeer streets in the manner that it has.
July 9, 2020
TO END THE MESS: Make the Brooklyn Bridge Car-Free
An architect's intriguing vision for the iconic span banishes automobiles.
July 9, 2020
Op-Ed: ‘Open Streets’ Isn’t Working for All of the People
The program is flawed and structurally racist in its implementation.
July 7, 2020
Op-Ed: The Dangers of Privatizing Public Space
As the city opens streets for restaurants, we must ensure that businesses' interests do not crowd out public needs.
July 5, 2020
Mayor Creates 22 ‘Piazzas’ For Outdoor Dining (Like Europe Has Been Doing for Decades)
Mayor de Blasio announced that restaurants will be allowed to operate in the roadway of 22 streets starting this weekend.
July 2, 2020
