Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Plazas

Council Member Danny Dromm Talks Jackson Heights Plazas With NY1

By Stephen Miller | Oct 15, 2013 | No Comments

As part of his excellent series visiting all 51 city council districts, NY1’s Errol Louis joined Council Member Danny Dromm for a walk around Jackson Heights earlier this month. Louis began the segment by telling viewers about the neighborhood from the back seat of a car rolling down Roosevelt Avenue, but Dromm, an honoree at […]

Bed-Stuy Cuts the Ribbon on Marcy Plaza, Celebrating Reclaimed Space

By Stephen Miller | Sep 10, 2013 | 2 Comments

More than 100 people joined local leaders and city agency chiefs this morning to cut the red ribbon for Marcy Plaza, a new pedestrian space carved from what used to be an extra-wide stretch of asphalt next to a one-story Burger King in Bedford Stuyvesant. The plaza, part of a larger $20 million streetscape upgrade […]

Queens CB 5 Set to Move Ahead With Bike Lane Planning, Plaza Construction

By Stephen Miller | Aug 28, 2013 | 15 Comments

In Queens, Community Board 2 has garnered attention for its partnership with DOT on bike route planning. Immediately to the southeast, CB 5 has been busy working with the Department of City Planning on a parallel effort to map out routes in Ridgewood, Maspeth, and Middle Village that could receive bike lanes as soon as fall […]

Julissa Ferreras Spotlights Ped Medians, Plazas in NY1 Tour of Her District

By Stephen Miller | Aug 26, 2013 | 3 Comments

On a tour of her council district in East Elmhurst and Corona with Errol Louis of NY1 on Friday, Council Member Julissa Ferreras highlighted two livable streets projects: Corona Plaza, a popular gathering spot near the 7 train, and wider medians on Astoria Boulevard to help seniors cross the street. “I’d like for more cars to […]

Eyes on the Street: New Pedestrian Spaces Pop in Financial District

By Brad Aaron | Jun 24, 2013 | 34 Comments

Clarence snapped these photos of painted sidewalk expansions on Water Street, where DOT and the Downtown Alliance are working to revitalize street life in the wake of Hurricane Sandy. The top photo shows one end of the newly car-free Coentis Slip, between Water and Pearl Street. A couple of weeks ago the City Council cleared […]

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