Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Clarence Eckerson

Go to Car-Free Governors Island

By Jason Varone | Jun 29, 2007 | 1 Comment

Go to Governor’s Island! A StreetFilm by Clarence Eckerson Jr. and Trorb Productions Running Time: 4 minutes 18 seconds Governors Island is a car-free, New York City paradise and now it’s open to the public on weekends from June thru Sept 2nd. Find all the details on the Governors Island Alliance website. To get there, […]

New York Made Music

By Jason Varone | Jun 22, 2007 | 1 Comment

To accompany Clarence Eckerson’s StreetFilm, here are some images from the first annual Make Music New York event… Flickr Photos: ianqui, lisabeebe, miqflickr, dave00327. Also, Ethan Kent and Dave Surgan.

StreetFilms: Make Music New York

By Jason Varone | Jun 22, 2007 | No Comments

Make Music New York A Streetfilm by Clarence Eckerson, Jr. Running Time: 3 minutes 18 seconds Make Music New York is New York City’s version of the international Fête de la Musique, which took place yesterday in 340 cities around the world. Clarence Eckerson, the bicycling videographer of StreetFilms, endured two thunderstorms to bring you […]

96th St. Subway Station and Sidewalk Reduction Moving Ahead

By Jason Varone | Jun 8, 2007 | 3 Comments

The MTA held a public hearing this week on the proposed $80 million overhaul of the 96th street subway station, one of the system’s oldest stations. While the new subway station looks great, the plan includes the nibbling away of 8 feet of much-needed sidewalk space on either side of Broadway while adding an additional […]

Streetfilms: Turning Streets Into Community Spaces

By Clarence Eckerson Jr. | May 30, 2007 | 11 Comments

Intersection RepairRunning time: 10:42 Have you ever dreamed of making the streets outside your home more livable, pedestrian-friendly, and community-oriented? City Repair in Portland, Oregon hosts an annual Village Building Convergence where hundreds of people come together to build diverse projects for the benefit of their communites and to take back their streets via a […]

A Portland Neighborhood Reclaims its Streets

By Aaron Naparstek | May 25, 2007 | 2 Comments

Streetfilms‘ Clarence Eckerson was in Portland recently where he caught up with a neighborhood "Intersection Repair" project. New York City will experience a similar community-driven street reclamation project later this summer. A number of groups will be coming out to repair the Brooklyn intersection where a 4-year-old boy was run over and killed by the […]

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