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Turning 34th Avenue into a permanent linear park is child's play, Mayor Adams showed, but didn't say, on Sunday. Photo: Clarence Eckerson Jr.

SEE IT! Mayor Adams Visits 34th Avenue — But His Plans for ‘Gold Standard’ Open Street Remain Unclear

By Gersh Kuntzman | Feb 20, 2022 | No Comments

But Council Member Shekar Krishnan, who lobbied Adams for the conversion from road to resource, is optimistic that the mayor gets it.

The Willoughby Avenue open street is endangered again. File photo: Gersh Kuntzman

Mayor Adams Says He Didn’t Give the Order to Erase Fort Greene Open Street

By Dave Colon | Feb 11, 2022 | No Comments

So a neighborhood mystery persists: How could the Willoughby Avenue open street be there one day and not the next?

WHAT A DAY: City Erased a Popular Fort Greene Open Street — Then Reinstalled it After Protests

By Dave Colon | Feb 10, 2022 | No Comments

The Adams administration erased a popular open street in Fort Greene. But by the end of the day, City Hall changed its mind, getting a Department of Transportation spokesman to issue a statement blaming an unspecified "miscommunication."

Look, ma, no cars! This is what a safe street looks like. File photo: Angela Stach

BY THE NUMBERS: Car-Free Streets are Simply Safer, Data Continue to Show

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jan 11, 2022 | No Comments

Injuries, for example, are down 89 percent along the 34th Avenue open street, a new analysis shows.

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

Streetfilms: ‘Talking Public Spaces’ in the Meatpacking District

By Eve Kessler | Dec 1, 2021 | No Comments

See it: Gorgeous plazas with lush plantings in movable containers. Refurbished 19th-century factory buildings on quaint cobblestone streets. People sipping drinks under red cloth umbrellas — and hardly a car to be seen. Are we really in the Manhattan? Yes.

A Round and a Roundy: Déjà Vu All Over Again

By Streetsblog | Nov 30, 2021 | No Comments

This week's classic cartoon by our national treasure editorial scrivener Bill Roundy is sort of a tribute to beloved Yankee catcher Yogi Berra.

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