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STREETFILMS: Manhattan Without Cars Points the Way to a More Livable City
"We can choose the next 'after,'" says activist Doug Gordon. These two films show why he's right.
May 5, 2020
Monday’s Headlines: How Were Your ‘Open Streets’ Edition?
The weekend's news was dominated by the launch of the mayor's open-streets program and overpolicing caught on a horrifying video. Plus all the other stories.
May 4, 2020
Op-Ed: ‘Open Streets’ Must Lead to Permanent Changes in Our City
It's a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Instead of going back to the old New York, choked with pollution and cars that don't move, we can decide what kind of city we want. Change the streets and change the city.
May 4, 2020
De Blasio Looks Forward to Expanding ‘Open Streets’ — But Raises Specter of ‘More Enforcement’
Even as he promised to expand the effort, Mayor de Blasio said that process might be complicated by the need for more cops because he is "still fundamentally a believer in enforcement in all things."
May 3, 2020
LIVE FROM NYC OPEN STREETS: Hailing First Day Success, DOT Says Position on Cops Has ‘Evolved’!
Imagine that: open streets, people walking, neighbors socially distancing while they get some air — and not a cop in sight.
May 2, 2020
STREETFILMS: As New York Starts ‘Open Streets,’ Let’s Look at How Oakland Does It
We're not reinventing the wheel. We're just slowing it down. And here's what it might look like.
May 1, 2020
UPDATE: Mayor’s First Seven Miles of ‘Open Streets’ Start Saturday!
The city is taking the first steps to make good on a promise to reclaim roadways from cars so crammed-in residents can recreate in a socially responsible way.
May 1, 2020
UPDATED: De Blasio Commits to 100 Miles of ‘Open Streets’
Mayor de Blasio just did the City Council 33 percent better — he's committed to opening up 100 miles of streets for socially responsible recreation during the COVID-19 crisis.
April 27, 2020
‘DEAR POLLY’: Commissioner’s Council Appearance Prompts Latest Parody by Streetsblog’s In-House Satire Crew
"The greatest mind in DOT, can't be sidelined, or playing D," our singers lament.
April 27, 2020
‘Open Streets’ Hearing: DOT and NYPD Have No Plan — And Don’t Like the Council’s
"I'm disappointed," Council Speaker Corey Johnson said.
April 24, 2020
