Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Park(ing) Day

Park-in-a-Box: Enter the Park(ing) Day NYC 2009 Design Competition

By Ben Fried | Jul 24, 2009 | 4 Comments

We’ve got a date for the third annual Park(ing) Day NYC festivities: September 18. For those unfamiliar with Park(ing) Day, it’s kind of like the Christmas of livable streets. Or maybe Sukkot is a better analogy. Parking spaces all over the city will be converted to mini-parks and pedestrian zones. For a day, the potential […]

Weekend Fun: Park(ing) Day Redux, Tour de Bronx

By Brad Aaron | Oct 17, 2008 | 1 Comment

The weather should be ideal for two livable streets events set for this weekend. Tomorrow from noon to 6 p.m., Park(ing) Day Redux will recreate several of the "most inspired" spots from this year’s event for a block party in front of Eyebeam Art + Technology Center on 21st Street between 10th and 11th Avenue. […]

More Scenes from Park(ing) Day 2008 New York City

By Aaron Naparstek | Sep 19, 2008 | 7 Comments

I biked from Park Slope to Chelsea this morning and managed to visit eight Park(ing) spots along the way. Here’s what I found… Four strangers engaged in an intense Scrabble game at the busy corner of Atlantic Ave. and Court St. in Downtown Brooklyn, my first stop. The Park(ing) spot on Montague St. in Brooklyn […]

Countdown to Park(ing) Day 2008

By Brad Aaron | Sep 12, 2008 | 4 Comments

On September 19, New Yorkers will stake their claim to some of the city's most valuable, yet cheapest, real estate in celebration of Park(ing) Day. For the uninitiated, Park(ing) Day entails the reclamation of public space by setting up temporary parks in on-street parking spots.

Streetfilms: (Park)ing Day, en Español!

By Brad Aaron | Sep 2, 2008 | 1 Comment

Streetfilms is celebrating its first-ever foreign language translation with this video, of last year’s (Park)ing Day, subtitled in Spanish. Clarence Eckerson says to expect three more Spanish subtitled vids to be posted in the coming weeks. And speaking of (Park)ing Day, the 2008 event is just a couple of weeks away. Volunteer or reserve your […]

Want a Park(ing) Day Spot? 50 Spaces Now Available.

By Ben Fried | Jul 30, 2008 | 5 Comments

Mark September 19 on your calendars. That’s when Park(ing) Day returns to New York. Last year, neighborhood groups all over the city got into the street reclamation groove, converting 25 parking spots into temporary parks. Park(ing) Day 2008 figures to be even more visible. Fifty spots will be set aside to show how public street […]