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Famed restaurant architect David Rockwell created this idea for outdoor space — showing the Park Slope restaurant Negril — for the New York City Hospitality Alliance. Photo: Rockwell Group

Mayor Announces a Few More ‘Open Restaurant’ Streets — And Extends Program through October

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jul 17, 2020 | No Comments

The mayor did not expand the program in one crucial way: It still only allows restaurants to set up tables in selected roadways from Friday night through Sunday nights.

Diners at this Midtown bistro may not even be aware of it, but they are eating in a place reserved for Citi Bike users.

Citi Bike Users Out of Luck as Midtown Restaurant Steals Space from Bikes Instead of Cars

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jul 17, 2020 | No Comments

Deux Amis? More like Sans Amis!

Police have done such an inconsistent job of maintaining open streets that residents, like these on Avenue B, have started doing the work themselves.

Avenue B Open Street Group to NYPD: ‘We Got This’

By Adam Light | Jul 13, 2020 | No Comments

Sawhorses don't do anything if the NYPD forgets to put them out.

KOMANOFF: New York Times Starts Embracing ‘Future without Cars’

By Charles Komanoff | Jul 12, 2020 | No Comments

Times opinion writer Farhad Manjoo did more than just illustrate a vision for a car-free city that many of us have been championing, he did so in a way that clearly put the topic on the map for readers of the Gray Lady.

The 88th Precinct has stolen the sidewalk in front of the Classon Avenue station house, forcing pedestrians into the street. Photo: Dave Colon

Mayor Says He’ll Ask When NYPD Plans to Give Back Public Streets

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jul 9, 2020 | No Comments

Reminder: It is unclear whether the NYPD is even allowed to commandeer streets in the manner that it has.

Photo-realistic rendering of the car-free Brooklyn Bridge, with the southern roadway re-designed for walkers and runners. © 2020 Massengale & Co LLC, rendering by Zeke Mermell.

TO END THE MESS: Make the Brooklyn Bridge Car-Free

By Streetsblog | Jul 9, 2020 | No Comments

An architect's intriguing vision for the iconic span banishes automobiles.

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