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Monday’s Headlines: Flower Power Edition

By Streetsblog | Jun 14, 2021 | No Comments

If you missed this weekend's transformation of the Meatpacking District into a flower-filled, Barcelona-style, car-free superblock, Clarence Eckerson's got you covered. Plus the weekend's other news.

Maya Wiley joined Council Member Danny Dromm to show her support for the 34th Avenue linear park concept. Photo: Gustavo Rodriguez

NO COMPROMISE: Maya Wiley is Latest Mayoral Hopeful to Support 34th Avenue Linear Park

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jun 14, 2021 | No Comments

Yet another would-be mayor supports open streets done right.

34th Avenue Open Street in Queens. Photo: Clarence Eckerson Jr.

SQUARE ONE: De Blasio Punts ‘Gold Standard’ Open Street Implementation to Next Mayor

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jun 11, 2021 | No Comments

The next mayor will basically figure out what to do with the best open street in town.

OPINION: A Linear Park on 34th Avenue is ‘The Best Thing’ for People with Disabilities

By Sharmila Bedi | Jun 9, 2021 | No Comments

"To people who oppose the plan, I ask: The whole whole world is polluted by cars, so exactly where do we go? My cancer was brought on by the pollution caused by cars. I have to get fresh air."

Vanderbilt Avenue in Brooklyn is a successful open street, but too many others have challenges. It will take a city focus on public space management to ensure that people-centered placemaking thrives. File photo: Prospect Heights Neighborhood Development Council

What NYC Needs Now: Public Space Management

By Eve Kessler | Jun 8, 2021 | No Comments

A lively online session looks at the promise and pitfalls of open streets.

Police stop a delivery rider on Fifth Avenue in Park Slope on Sunday afternoon. Photo: Doug Gordon

Park Slope BID Asks NYPD For ‘Help’ with Delivery Cyclists Then Quickly Regrets It

By Dave Colon | Jun 7, 2021 | No Comments

A business improvement district that had asked the NYPD to get delivery cyclists to slow down on a popular restaurant open street now says it will not invite the cops back after they spent much of Saturday ticketing the mostly immigrant and low-income workers trying to do their job.

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