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DOT Rejects 24-7 Open Street for ‘Bedford Slip,’ Preferring Weekend-Only Hours
The popular plaza will reduce to weekends only after a six-week test run.
August 13, 2024
‘Save the Slip’: North Brooklynites Urge DOT to Keep Temporary Plaza
The place has become a north Brooklyn staple in just six weeks.
August 10, 2024
‘Bedford Slip’ Plaza Returns Full-Time To Greenpoint For G Train Shutdown
The northernmost block of of Bedford Avenue in Greenpoint will be an around-the-clock pedestrian plaza through at least Aug. 12.
July 8, 2024
Penn Station Block Completes Years-Long Transformation into ‘Plaza33’
Overcrowded cars and unlimited traffic filled the block next to Penn Station as recently as 2015.
June 27, 2024
DOT Installs ‘Banker’s Anchor’ Pedestrian Plaza in Greenpoint
At least this Greenpoint street safety project is moving along!
August 10, 2023
‘Apolline’s Garden’ Project Scaled Back after ‘Community Feedback,’ Says DOT
It's a watered-down memorial.
October 12, 2022
OPINION: Pedestrianize the Financial District Now!
Why is the Department of Transportation idawdling on implementing the "Make Way for Lower Manhattan" plan?
July 11, 2022
DOT Pushes Back at Calls for Office of ‘Public Space Management’
"We have decades of experience and expertise," Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez told the Council at a Tuesday hearing.
June 29, 2022
THE HANDSHAKE: Budget Deal Seals Big Funding for Safety … But Much Less Than the Council Sought
This glass is way more than half full. But still...
June 13, 2022
DOT May (May?!) Fund the Streets Master Plan For This Year, But Advocates Want More
Pols and advocates are demanding that the city actually fund the long-awaited Streets Master Plan, which requires scores of new miles of protected bike lanes and bus lanes, cleaner sidewalks, and car-free streets.
March 17, 2022
