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The city's Summer Streets program is beloved. So why is it only in Manhattan? Photo: Gersh Kuntzman

Monday’s Headlines: Everyone Loves Summer Streets (So Why Can’t We Have it All the Time?) Edition

By Streetsblog | Aug 9, 2021 | No Comments

The first of two installments of Summer Streets was a huge success on Saturday as the city barred cars from a corridor between the Brooklyn Bridge and Central Park. Plus all the other news (there's a lot today!).

From 6 to 6:30 p.m., 500 people used the 34th Avenue open street. Photo: Clarence Eckerson Jr.

SEE IT: 500 People Enjoying the 34th Avenue Open Street in Just 30 Minutes

By Gersh Kuntzman | Aug 4, 2021 | No Comments

It only takes a few seconds to see what Jackson Heights will lose if the Department of Transportation fails to protect what it calls its "gold standard" open street. Watch Clarence Eckerson's new film now.

The old man, shaming de Blasio. Photo: Streetsblog

Tuesday’s Headlines: History is Bunk Edition

By Streetsblog | Aug 3, 2021 | No Comments

Our big scoop yesterday didn't go the way it was supposed to. Plus other news.

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

EXCLUSIVE: City Cleanup Corps to Take Over Running Fort Greene Open Streets — Others to Follow?

By Gersh Kuntzman | Aug 2, 2021 | No Comments

"It's terrific," said one volunteer coordinator along Willoughby Avenue, South Portland Avenue and Hall Place — three extremely popular open streets primarily because of the work of the volunteers to keep cars off the roadway.

A Round and a Roundy: Open-Street Opponents Pounce on Play Space

By Streetsblog | Jul 20, 2021 | No Comments

When it comes to open streets and what they mean for kids, our national-treasure 'bartoonist' always nails it.

An acrobat performed on Sunday at the Bindlestiff Family Cirkus Flatbed Follies on 34th Avenue in Jackson Heights. Photo: 34th Avenue Open Street Coalition

Open-Street Killjoys in Jackson Heights Tried To Silence the Circus

By Eve Kessler | Jul 19, 2021 | No Comments

Opponents of the 34th Avenue space lash out at another activity for kids.

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