Mayor Reveals ‘Open Restaurants’ Plan — And Industry is Pleased
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A bubbly Mayor de Blasio announced a major, and streamlined, open streets for restaurants plan that, he says, will save 5,000 eateries and their 45,000 employees.
Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Public Health
Post-COVID, A New ‘Office of Public Space Management’ Could Efficiently Fix the Current Mess
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To address the indignities of our streetscape, we need to provide better service at a lower cost and change how we value our streets. Streets are not just conduits for traffic. Streets are places for people.
City Hall to Create Space for Outdoor Dining When Phase 2 Starts — But When is That?!
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Don’t make your reservations just yet. Mayor de Blasio has unveiled a plan for letting eateries use miles of public space to jumpstart the economy once the state gives the city the green light on Phase II of its reopening plan — which the mayor repeatedly said on Thursday would not start until “the beginning […]
Op-Ed: Let People March In the Streets
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We must recognize the ad-hoc nature of the urban streetscape. Yes, our avenues can move bicycles, busses, trucks, cars and pedestrians but they can also propel our democracy.
Feds Recommend More Driving — And de Blasio and Cuomo Shrug Off the Carpocalyse
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The Centers for Disease and Control wants urban Americans to drive more in the short term. Mayor de Blasio and Gov. Cuomo seem to be all right with that for now.
‘Take Shack’ No More! Burger Restaurant Gives Back Stolen Sidewalk
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The West Village hamburger restaurant that stole half of a city sidewalk has been shamed — and officially warned — into giving back the purloined pavement.