Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Coronavirus Crisis

Families enjoy the W. 22nd Open Street in Chelsea. Photo: Melodie Bryant

Community Board 4 Wants Shared Street on W. 22nd — And Continued Open Street in the Meantime

By Kevin Duggan | Jan 5, 2023 | No Comments

A Manhattan community board wants the city to turn the embattled W. 22nd open street into a permanent shared street — the latest twist in a saga that has seen the popular play street under fire from a small group of opponents.

Council Member Carlina Rivera wants a good outdoor dining law.

Opinion: We Deserve a Bold Outdoor Dining Program — After a Fair Hearing

By Carlina Rivera | Nov 22, 2022 | No Comments

The City Council has not advanced the legislation to make the city's temporary, Covid-era outdoor dining program permanent. In this exclusive op-ed, Council Member Carlina Rivera is demanding a better process.

A stock image that sort of tells it all. Photo: Ketut Subiyanto

MTA Encouraged by Apparent Increase in Subway Use by White Collar Workers, Tourists

By Gersh Kuntzman | Sep 21, 2022 | No Comments

Public transit — it's not just for essential workers anymore.

MTA CEO Janno Lieber (top) says subway bathrooms will remain closed, but Council Member Ari Kagan wants him to change that policy. Main photo: Tdorante10

OPINION: The MTA Must Reopen Its Restrooms — Now!

By Ari Kagan | Jul 14, 2022 | No Comments

We need to build more public toilets, but first, let's end the indignity and restore the comfort stations we have.

34th Avenue Open Street in Queens. Photo: Clarence Eckerson Jr.

‘School Streets’ Program Withering, Parents Blame Lack of City Support

By Jesse Coburn | Jun 28, 2022 | No Comments

Boosters of the program say its unraveling is predictable, given the city provides few resources to participants and requires them to run their school streets themselves.

Not reliably appearing at a bus stop near you: The S40 on Staten Island. Photo: Noah Martz

Staten Island’s Buses are the Most-Canceled in New York City

By Dave Colon | Jun 22, 2022 | No Comments

They're not rolling on the Rock.

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