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Open streets done right: Vanderbilt Avenue in Brooklyn. Photo: Prospect Heights Neighborhood Development Council

ANALYSIS: Mayor de Blasio Has Abandoned the Open Streets ‘Program’

By Gersh Kuntzman | Apr 12, 2021 | No Comments

It's been a terrible week for open streets, with a volunteer being attacked by a car owner, open streets equipment being vandalized, opponents circulating petitions ... and a mayor who remains silent.

Photo: Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office

REPORT: City Spent More to Settle Crash Suits Last Year

By Julianne Cuba | Apr 12, 2021 | No Comments

Injuries caused by city employees behind the wheel of their taxpayer-funded government cars cost the city close to $150 million in settlements last year — 33 percent more than they did just one year earlier, a new report shows.

Beryl founder Emily Brooke on one of her company's rentable bikes, the kind of bike that will no longer debut on Staten Island.

CROCK ON THE ROCK: Beryl Bails On Staten Island Bike Share, Citing COVID

By Dave Colon | Apr 6, 2021 | No Comments

Like they did in the late 18th century, the British have fled New York City in disgrace without accomplishing any of their stated goals.

Here's a great open street. Photo: Prospect Heights Neighborhood Development Council

Open Streets Coalition to Mayor: Give Us a Real Program (And Some Help)!

By Gersh Kuntzman | Apr 1, 2021 | No Comments

Dozens of volunteer groups that have been maintaining the city's open streets program are demanding support from the city to ensure that the public space initiativeis expanded in an equitable manner.

OPINION: De Blasio’s ‘Open Streets’ Announcement Falls Flat

By Henry Mei | Mar 29, 2021 | No Comments

The 34th Avenue open street in Jackson Heights has brought much relief to the people of a neighborhood that has suffered immensely from COVID-19 and a lack of public open space. So why is Mayor de Blasio not ensuring its permanent success?

The Meatpacking Business Improvement District turned Little West 12th Street between Washington and Greenwich streets into a true open street. File photo: Gersh Kuntzman

Dozens of Community Groups Demand Real Open Streets Commitment from the Mayor

By Gersh Kuntzman | Mar 22, 2021 | No Comments

The Open Streets Coalition makes its play to Hizzoner.

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