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OPINION: ‘Playable’ Cities Are the Next Public-Space Frontier
How everyday infrastructure and street furniture can stoke human imagination — and contribute to residents' well being.
September 22, 2021
Pedestrians Will Get More Space on Cramped Lexington Avenue … In 2024
The city's ongoing systemic discrimination against pedestrians is slowly being remedied. Up next: A key Midtown corridor where walkers outnumber drivers more than four to one.
August 27, 2021
OPINION: Streetside Dining Is the Future — And Here’s How To Do It Right
August 10, 2021
OPINION: Build the Queensboro Bridge Pedestrian Path Now!
The DOT should not allow dangerous conditions for walkers and bikers to fester until the end of 2022. But it will — so as not to inconvenience motorists.
August 4, 2021
OPINION: Opponents of Open Streets Need to Stop Ruining Kids’ Summers
Some neighbors believe their private vehicles have more right to the public land than the people.
July 15, 2021
First Salvos Fired as de Blasio’s ‘Permanent’ Dining Sheds Begin the Community Board Process
The community boards are poised to take a bite out of Mayor de Blasio's COVID streeteries.
July 14, 2021
OPINION: Progressives Should Support the Gowanus Rezoning
NIMBY opponents are throwing everything they can at the plan. But they aren't looking at the real benefits.
June 25, 2021
A Round and a Roundy: A Matter of Perspective
Whose park! Um, actually, whose park? That is the question.
June 22, 2021
NYPD Ask Village Residents When They Want Cops to Close Washington Square Park (Which Doesn’t Belong to Them)
Whose park? Our park! (But who is "our" these days?)
June 16, 2021
Monday’s Headlines: Flower Power Edition
If you missed this weekend's transformation of the Meatpacking District into a flower-filled, Barcelona-style, car-free superblock, Clarence Eckerson's got you covered. Plus the weekend's other news.
June 14, 2021
