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Adams: I’ll Bring Open Streets To Neighborhoods With Most ‘Urgent’ Need
With the Department of Transportation defending its open streets program after a devastating new report on its shortcomings, presumptive mayor Eric Adams said he'll bring the city's open streets program to neighborhoods that have been left out.
October 13, 2021
Analysis: De Blasio’s Open Streets Program Has Failed
A majority of the city's open streets have already reclaimed by car drivers and are serving far too few New Yorkers, a new report shows.
October 12, 2021
DOT (Finally) Moves Forward With Jamaica Busway, Announced in Mid-2020
The city has started installing a pair of long-delayed parallel busways in Downtown Jamaica, despite local pols’ objections that the agency is simultaneously doing too much and too little to help the neighborhood.
September 30, 2021
SEE IT! Montréal Offers Lessons for All Cities That Want Safer, Better, More Livable Streets
No wonder they call it the Great White North. Check out these two short films from the Paris of North America.
September 16, 2021
Opinion: To Avoid a COVID Resurgence, Mayor de Blasio Must Create Open Streets for Schools
Taking our schools outdoors should not be a revolutionary idea, after our year-long dining experiment. Yet the city has been sluggish at best about moving schools into outdoor space, let alone streets.
September 9, 2021
DOT Deploys Planters to Beautify and Secure City’s ‘Gold Standard’ Open Street
The agency said the planters were installed "in response to concerns we heard from local residents."
September 3, 2021
1,000! Clarence Eckerson’s Streetfilms Hits the Ultimate Milestone
The 'Orson Welles of the Streets' looks back on the advent of his 1,000th installment.
September 3, 2021
Monday’s Headlines: Everyone Loves Summer Streets (So Why Can’t We Have it All the Time?) Edition
The first of two installments of Summer Streets was a huge success on Saturday as the city barred cars from a corridor between the Brooklyn Bridge and Central Park. Plus all the other news (there's a lot today!).
August 9, 2021
SEE IT: 500 People Enjoying the 34th Avenue Open Street in Just 30 Minutes
It only takes a few seconds to see what Jackson Heights will lose if the Department of Transportation fails to protect what it calls its "gold standard" open street. Watch Clarence Eckerson's new film now.
August 4, 2021
Tuesday’s Headlines: History is Bunk Edition
Our big scoop yesterday didn't go the way it was supposed to. Plus other news.
August 3, 2021
