Council Member Daniel Dromm and State Senator Jessica Ramos want the city to keep the open street off-limits to cars, even after the coronavirus pandemic subsides.
The Department of Transportation Commissioner would not commit on Monday to reducing or eliminating her agency's partnership with the police department.
The MTA issued a public request that the city install 60 miles of bus lanes and busways in all five boroughs as the city approaches the first phase of economic reopening.