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Car-free 50th Street. Photo: Julianne Cuba

Eyes on the Street: Miracle on Fifth Avenue Near Rockefeller Center

By Julianne Cuba | Dec 9, 2019 | No Comments

Mayor de Blasio's bold plan to take lanes away from drivers and give them to pedestrians around Rockefeller Center is working — but only on the side streets that are actually closed to cars entirely.

Andy Byford and a friend — in happier times. Photo: Marc A. Hermann / MTA New York City Transit

MTA to City Hall: Stop Lying about Rockefeller Center Plan

By Julianne Cuba | Nov 25, 2019 | No Comments

Wow, it's a classic governmental back-and-forth, with an extra back-and-forth added in!

This was Rockefeller Center last Christmas season. Photo: Stunt Queen

GRINCH NO MORE! Mayor Will Create More Pedestrian Space in Rockefeller Center for the Holidays

By Julianne Cuba | Nov 22, 2019 | No Comments

He's no longer a mean one, Mr. Mayor.

Pedestrians forced into the street while walking through Fulton Mall. Photo: Numina

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Study: Scaffolding Pushes Pedestrians Into The Street

By Dave Colon | Nov 1, 2019 | No Comments

Let's be safe out there — and let's get the city to put up signs before pedestrians get forced into roadways by scaffolding.

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YULE BE PLEASED: City Plans to Help Ease Holiday Congestion in Midtown

By Julianne Cuba | Oct 30, 2019 | No Comments

The resulting reallocation will be almost double the amount of pedestrian space on Fifth Avenue near Rockefeller Center. Alas, it's as temporary as the Christmas season.

This was a portion of Broadway on the Upper West Side on September 21 — neighbors meeting neighbors, kids playing, life slower. Photo: Jeff Prant

City Slow-Walks a Great Plan to Pedestrianize Part of Broadway

By Eve Kessler | Oct 28, 2019 | No Comments

DOT says it is developing ideas for reclaiming the street on the Upper West Side. But it'll take a few years!

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