Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Adrian Benepe

Parks Department Vows to Save New Yorkers From Menacing Street Life

By Brad Aaron | Apr 22, 2010 | 22 Comments

Look out! Vendor "congestion" in Union Square Park. Photo: Ben Fried The parks department will hold a hearing Friday on plans to clamp down on what it sees as an unnecessary, untamed incursion into some of the city’s most vaunted public spaces. Of course, we’re talking about art vending. The idea dates back to at […]

Who Can Make Parks Car-Free? Commissioner Hoving Says: “Benepe”

By Ben Fried | Dec 14, 2009 | 13 Comments

This photo from the Parks Department vault depicts what appears to be a pavement painting during Thomas Hoving’s tenure as commissioner. If New York City had a livable streets hall of fame, Thomas P. F. Hoving would be enshrined alongside heroes like Jane Jacobs. As Parks Commissioner under Mayor John Lindsay, Hoving spearheaded the original […]

Streetfilm: City Officials Talk Up Bike Month

By Brad Aaron | May 8, 2008 | 2 Comments

In contrast — or, conceivably, as a complement — to the L.A. Times portrait of city cycling, here’s a Streetfilm from Elizabeth Press, shot yesterday at Transportation Alternatives’ Bike Month NYC kick-off. At a press conference held in the new 14th Street plaza, DOT Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan talks about present and future street-level improvements, Parks […]

Eyes on the Street: T.A. Rings in Bike Month

By Brad Aaron | May 7, 2008 | 12 Comments

L-R: DOT Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan, Transportation Alternatives Director Paul Steely White and Parks Commissioner Adrian Benepe at this morning’s Bike Month NYC event on 9th Avenue. Benepe with White and Streetsblog Publisher Mark Gorton. Photos: Will Sherman/Transportation Alternatives

A Crash Course on Driver Safety for Parks Dept. Employees

By Jason Varone | Aug 29, 2007 | 16 Comments

A Parks Dept. truck crashes a Central Park wedding Following Parks Commissioner Adrian Benepe’s recent reminder for "Parkies" to drive safely and the revocation of parking permits on Central Park’s East Drive, the Parks Dept. recently sent out another mass e-mail to employees noting that "in the last few months we have seen an increase […]

Car-Free Hours Extended in Prospect Park

By Brad Aaron | Aug 21, 2007 | 44 Comments

Thanks to Streetsblog tipsters who’ve written in about the evening rush closure of Prospect Park’s East Drive. This sign went up Friday at the corner of Parkside and Ocean Avenues. This just in from DOT: City transportation and parks commissioners today announced the extension of weekday recreational hours in Prospect Park as part of a […]

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