Kid-Friendly Park(ing): Fingerpainting on Cortelyou
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These pics, courtesy of Sustainable Flatbush, come from the Park(ing) spot on Brooklyn’s Cortelyou Road, where fingerpaint and crayons are all the rage.
Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Brooklyn
How Would You Reinvent Grand Army Plaza?
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This morning officials announced the winners of the "Reinventing Grand Army Plaza" competition, a contest that drew 200+ proposals for transforming the gateway to Prospect Park into a public space worthy of its landmark status. A jury composed mainly of designers, planners and community advocates selected four designs to receive cash prizes, while winnowing the […]
Commerce Bank to Cyclists: Your Money’s No Good Here
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From a tipster comes this story of what happens when a cyclist tries to conduct business using the "vehicles only" windows at the Commerce Bank branch on Prospect Park Southwest at Park Circle. I have been a customer for almost seven years now, and last week I came to deposit a large amount just as […]
Streetfilms: Biking the Falls
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Before the four "New York City Waterfalls" began gushing along the East River this June, DOT marked a bike route passing by each installation and released a guide to go with it. In this Streetfilm Elizabeth Press shows us a recent bike tour of the falls, led by DOT commish Janette Sadik-Khan. Special bonus feature: […]
Evaluating Summer Streets
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Here's a modest proposal for evaluating the success of a Summer Streets event: Measure the amount of time kids are able to run and play without their parents having to worry about them being hit by a car, the number of friends you bump into and new people you meet, the pounds of automobile exhaust and carbon that aren't being spewed into the hot summer air, the amount of horn-honking, engine-revving and boom stereos you're not hearing, and whether your local merchants are happy about the event and making more money than they usually do on a slow summer weekend.
Williamsburg Walks: Opening Up Bedford Avenue
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Bedford Avenue in Williamsburg Brooklyn was de-motorized and opened to the public this Saturday for a new event called Williamsburg Walks. Streetfilms’ Clarence Eckerson was there and he’s already churned out a nice three-and-a-half minute video to give you a sense of the event. If you want to check out Williamsburg Walks for yourself, you […]