Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Coronavirus Crisis

Gov. Cuomo chatted with Mayor de Blasio (background on screen) on Friday. Photo: Governor's office

Feds Recommend More Driving — And de Blasio and Cuomo Shrug Off the Carpocalyse

By Kea Wilson and Gersh Kuntzman | May 29, 2020 | No Comments

The Centers for Disease and Control wants urban Americans to drive more in the short term. Mayor de Blasio and Gov. Cuomo seem to be all right with that for now.

Famed restaurant architect David Rockwell created this idea for outdoor space — showing the Park Slope restaurant Negril — for the New York City Hospitality Alliance. Photo: Rockwell Group

Council: Mayor Must ‘Think Outside The Box’ When It Comes To Open Streets for Restaurants

By Julianne Cuba | May 29, 2020 | No Comments

Mayor de Blasio is too myopic when it comes to rethinking street space to help struggling New Yorkers during the COVID-19 crisis, lawmakers charged on Thursday.

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Friday’s Headlines: Bread and Circuses Edition

By Streetsblog | May 29, 2020 | No Comments

The mayor loved our levain. Plus all the other news.

Behold, New York's newest protected bike infrastructure. Photo: Dave Colon

Eyes On The Street: The 38th And 39th Street Bike Lanes Are Not Ready For Prime Time

By Dave Colon | May 29, 2020 | No Comments

It would be misleading to say Manhattan's newest crosstown bike lanes are unsafe, because that statement would imply that the lanes exist in any recognizable form.

Shake Shack has pulled in its metal railings so they are finally inside the restaurant's property line. Photo: Gersh Kuntzman

‘Take Shack’ No More! Burger Restaurant Gives Back Stolen Sidewalk

By Streetsblog | May 29, 2020 | No Comments

The West Village hamburger restaurant that stole half of a city sidewalk has been shamed — and officially warned — into giving back the purloined pavement.

Council Seeks Open Streets for Restaurants, Defying de Blasio (Again!)

By Gersh Kuntzman | May 28, 2020 | No Comments

The City Council today will take up a measure to require the city to create space "throughout the city for outdoor dining amid the COVID-19 pandemic," according to a statement from Speaker Corey Johnson.

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