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34TH AVE. UPDATE: DOT Presents ‘Bold’ Plan for the Permanent Open Street Called ‘Paseo Park’
The agency said it was motivated primarily by safety and by the higher numbers of pedestrians than vehicles for most of the day.
April 28, 2022
City Announces New Open Streets Coming This Summer
An underfunded program will gain 21 new locations. Cue the volunteers!
April 22, 2022
Thursday’s Headlines: Defend Open Streets Edition
The Department of Transportation wants your feedback on the car-light roadway between Fort Greene Park and the Pratt Institute in Clinton Hill. Plus other news.
March 31, 2022
Parks Commish Was ‘Impressed’ By 34th Avenue Open Street, But Will Defer to DOT
The city's new Parks Commissioner loves the 34th Avenue open street, but she said on Tuesday that she can't singlehandedly add it to her Emerald Empire.
March 23, 2022
DOT Offers Three Proposals to Finally Improve Bus Service on Fordham Road
And two out of three ain't bad.
March 21, 2022
OPINION: It is Time to Revive the 34th Street Busway
As Gov. Hochul talks up her plans for Penn Station, our trains need a rapid transit link now more than ever.
February 23, 2022
‘Apolline’s Garden’ is a Go, DOT Commissioner Says
Ydanis Rodriguez confirmed that a Brooklyn roadway where a 3-month-old girl was killed in her stroller by a reckless driver will be converted into a public plaza, pushing aside the parochial concerns of car owners who will no longer be able to use curbside space to park six vehicles for free.
February 22, 2022
SEE IT! Mayor Adams Visits 34th Avenue — But His Plans for ‘Gold Standard’ Open Street Remain Unclear
But Council Member Shekar Krishnan, who lobbied Adams for the conversion from road to resource, is optimistic that the mayor gets it.
February 20, 2022
Mayor Adams Says He Didn’t Give the Order to Erase Fort Greene Open Street
So a neighborhood mystery persists: How could the Willoughby Avenue open street be there one day and not the next?
February 11, 2022
WHAT A DAY: City Erased a Popular Fort Greene Open Street — Then Reinstalled it After Protests
The Adams administration erased a popular open street in Fort Greene. But by the end of the day, City Hall changed its mind, getting a Department of Transportation spokesman to issue a statement blaming an unspecified "miscommunication."
February 10, 2022