Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Events

Manhattan Community Boards 4, 5 and 6 are holding a public hearing on Mayor Bloomberg’s congesion pricing proposal. The public is invited to attend and present testimony.

Manhattan Community Board 8’s transportation committee will hold a discussion of congestion pricing (expect a discussion of the "border effects" of East 86th Street) and on bike lanes planned for segments of East 89th, 90th and 91st Streets.

A personal note from Aaron Naparstek: When I first met Brian McCormick, Milton Puryear and Meg Fellerath in the spring of 2002, they were picking up trash and planting tulips alongside a Brooklyn-Queens Expressway off-ramp in Cobble Hill. I asked them what they were up to and they told me that they were working to […]

Honoring Mark Gorton, recipient of the 2nd Annual Gurin Award for Improving Biking and Walking in New York City Seasonal menu and wine pairing. Vegetarian option will be available. Special thanks to Village Restaurant and Chef Stephen Lyle.

The proposals for the Governors Island open space redesign are in! The five finalists in the competition to design the Island’s open spaces will present their work at a public forum. Meet the jury that will advise GIPEC on the selection of a design team for the Island’s open spaces.

New York’s waterfront is being transformed. From Brooklyn Bridge Park to Throg’s Neck on the East River alone, over 1000 acres of redevelopment is slated to occur over the upcoming years. This scale of development is an enormous opportunity – and a risk. Too much waterfront development in recent years has created sterile, privatized places […]