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Mayoral candidate Andrew Yang pn Vanderbilt Ave. on Saturday.

Yang Calls For Permanent Open Streets Program With City Funding

By Dave Colon | Apr 4, 2021 | No Comments

The mayoral candidate said he would direct city funding to a permanent open streets program, a priority for open streets volunteers who need help to keep the popular program humming.

Here's a great open street. Photo: Prospect Heights Neighborhood Development Council

Open Streets Coalition to Mayor: Give Us a Real Program (And Some Help)!

By Gersh Kuntzman | Apr 1, 2021 | No Comments

Dozens of volunteer groups that have been maintaining the city's open streets program are demanding support from the city to ensure that the public space initiativeis expanded in an equitable manner.

Vanderbilt Avenue was one of the open street successes last year. It will return this year — again, thanks to a massive fundraising and volunteer effort. Photo: Prospect Heights Neighborhood Development Council

ANALYSIS: The Massive Holes in de Blasio’s ‘Open Streets’ Announcement

By Gersh Kuntzman | Mar 30, 2021 | No Comments

Even people who offered positive quotes in the mayor's press release are complaining of a lack of substance in the open space initiative

The 34th Avenue open street at sunset. This is what democracy looks like. File photo: Clarence Eckerson Jr.

OPINION: De Blasio’s ‘Open Streets’ Announcement Falls Flat

By Henry Mei | Mar 29, 2021 | No Comments

The 34th Avenue open street in Jackson Heights has brought much relief to the people of a neighborhood that has suffered immensely from COVID-19 and a lack of public open space. So why is Mayor de Blasio not ensuring its permanent success?

The DOT's relaunched Open Streets program will offer "French barricades" — metal movable fences — as shown in this drawing. Image: DOT

Mayor: ‘Permanent’ Open Streets Program is Basically an Application Form, Not a Program

By Eve Kessler and Gersh Kuntzman | Mar 26, 2021 | No Comments

Mayor de Blasio revealed a few more details of what he meant by a "permanent" open streets program.

The shared-street block on University Place below Union Square. Photo: DOT

OPINION: Expand the Shared Street at University Place in Manhattan

By Rich Mintz | Mar 25, 2021 | No Comments

A one-block experiment south of Union Square has more than proved its worth. In fact, it's a model for the city.

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