Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Parks

DOT: Nine New Public Plazas in the Works

By Brad Aaron | May 1, 2009 | 5 Comments

Before and after: Fulton St. and Marcy Ave. Image via DOT. DOT has announced its selections for round one of the NYC Plaza Program, which invites non-profits throughout the boroughs to propose the development of new public spaces. According to DOT, applicants were chosen based on organizational and site-specific criteria, with special consideration given to […]

Off-Duty Cops Reported Driving on Pelham Bay Park Trails

By Brad Aaron | Oct 31, 2008 | 10 Comments

A troubling reader tip from the Bronx: Off-duty police officers have been using the Pelham Bay Park walking/running trails in order to avoid traffic. They barrel through the park at a high rate of speed. Twice I was almost run over while jogging, and once I was cursed at when I put my hands up. […]

Eyes on the Street: Hudson Greenway Link Still a Big Tease

By Brad Aaron | Oct 10, 2008 | 14 Comments

From Streetsblogger Urbanis: [The] West Harlem Piers bicycle path, connecting the Hudson River Greenway between 135th and 125th Streets, has not still opened (after a promised opening of May or June this year). The completion of this link will allow cyclists an entire off-street route from Dyckman Street to Battery Park; currently, cyclists must exit […]

Public Picks Grand Army Plaza Design

By Brad Aaron | Oct 10, 2008 | 8 Comments

The people have spoken, choosing a design for Grand Army Plaza that connects it to Prospect Park, taking Flatbush Avenue underground and making pedestrians the primary users of the space. "Canopy," a plan submitted by a team of French designers, took people’s choice in the "Reinventing Grand Army Plaza" competition, sponsored by the Design Trust […]

Pedestrians Shoved Aside as Brooklyn Judges Cling to Plaza Parking

By Ben Fried | Oct 6, 2008 | 6 Comments

Court personnel have again appropriated downtown Brooklyn parkland for their own private cars. The saga of the Brooklyn judges who just can’t stand to part with their parking spots inside Columbus Park turned into a case of whack-a-mole last week. First, the judges finally agreed to stop parking in a pedestrian walkway, backing down from […]

CHEKPEDS: Check Up on Far West Side Proposals Tonight

By Brad Aaron | Sep 22, 2008 | 6 Comments

The Clinton Hell’s Kitchen Coalition for Pedestrian Safety (CHEKPEDS) has issued an alert regarding a meeting tonight to review Hudson Yards boulevard and park design proposals. As part of Mayor Bloomberg’s vision for far West Side redevelopment, the streetscape between 10th and 11th Avenues from 33rd to 42nd Streets is to be transformed with four […]

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