Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Streetfilms

By Clarence Eckerson

Streetfilm: The Transformation of Willoughby Street

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This spring, the DOT transformed the corner of Willoughby and Adams Streets in downtown Brooklyn from a dull gray, little-used automobile pass-through (above) into a pedestrian space complete with chairs, benches, plants, tables and sun umbrellas.  But would the people come? Filmmaker Clarence Eckerson took his video camera to the corner to find out. The result is a 1-minute, 26-second Streetfilm on […]

Streetfilms: Car-Free Sunday on the Grand Concourse

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Car-Free Sunday on the Grand ConcourseA Clarence Eckerson, Jr. StreetfilmRunning time: 3:58 – 12.35 MB, QuickTime Back in the early 1990s, three-and-a-half miles of the Grand Concourse, a major roadway in the Bronx, was closed to cars every Sunday from July thru November. The car-free time provided residents with much-needed open space to bike, walk, play, […]

Streetfilms at the Pioneer Theater

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Tuesday, August 29, 7 pm. Pioneer Theater 155 East 3rd Street, New York City (between Avenues A & B) Tickets: $9 (Free food and drink following the screening) The New York City Streets Renaissance Campaign presents "Streetfilms" Please join us for a 75-minute program of short films from the New York City Streets Renaissance Campaign. Streetfilms focus […]

Street Films: Gridlock Sam on Govt Employee Parking Abuse

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Gridlock Sam on Government Employee Parking AbuseA Clarence Eckerson Street Film Running time: 5:06, 13.80 MB, QuickTime With the news emerging that State Court employees are blocking off a public street in Lower Manhattan to run their own, private valet parking service while illegal government employee parking costs New York City $46 million in potential annual revenues, Streetsblog thought […]

Streetfilms: The Defeat of the Mt. Hood Freeway

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The Defeat of the Mt. Hood Freeway A Clarence Eckerson Streetfilm Running time: 11:42, 28.21 MB, QuickTime In the midst of his reign has New York City’s master-builder, Robert Moses proposed building a network of massive expressways through the middle of Portland, Oregon’s inner-city core. One part of Moses’ plan was to replace a stretch […]

Streetfilms: Broadway & Houston

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Broadway & HoustonA Clarence Eckerson StreetfilmRunning time: 1:51, 7.20 MB, QuickTime Just a few blocks east of where cyclist Derek Lake was killed yesterday, community activist Charle-John Caffiero tells Streetfilms’ Mark Gorton how one of the busiest and most vital pedestrian crossings in New York City is currently being redesigned by DOT to become more […]
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