Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Quality of Life

The open street on 34th Avenue in Jackson Heights is the most popular in town. File photo: Clarence Eckerson

OPINION: De Blasio Must Challenge Status Quo to Make Open Streets Great

By Donovan Finn | Mar 22, 2021 | No Comments

The status quo of cars, cars, cars is not divinely ordained. It is a result of choices we made decades ago. And because it was our choice, we can chose a different path. And we must.

ANALYSIS: What IS de Blasio’s ‘Permanent Open Streets’ Plan Anyway?

By Gersh Kuntzman | Mar 16, 2021 | No Comments

Community groups are raising their own funding, volunteer ranks are thinning, drivers are getting aggressive — will this lone benefit of the pandemic collapse as the mayor dithers?

DECISION 2021: TransAlt’s ’25 by 25′ Proposal Shakes Up Mayoral Race

By Eve Kessler | Mar 2, 2021 | No Comments

Five progressive candidates back a proposal to claw back a quarter of public space from cars in four years.

Photo: New York Convention and Visitors Bureau

Advocates Say Bill to Address Helicopter Frustrations Doesn’t Go Far Enough — NYPD, and Out-of-Towners Still a Problem

By Julianne Cuba | Feb 18, 2021 | No Comments

A City Council effort to rein private helicopters that locals say has terrorized the city with noise and pollution will do little to actually curb the problem, advocates say.

KOMANOFF: Don’t Regulate NYC Helicopter Flights, End Them

By Charles Komanoff | Feb 16, 2021 | No Comments

A noise, fuel and open space gives a preview of his City Council testimony on Wednesday.

OPINION: The Next Mayor Must End Our Addiction to ‘Free’ Parking

By Ben Guttmann | Jan 14, 2021 | No Comments

Pricing curbside space is the key to transforming our streets and making them safe.

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