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Council: Mayor Must ‘Think Outside The Box’ When It Comes To Open Streets for Restaurants
Mayor de Blasio is too myopic when it comes to rethinking street space to help struggling New Yorkers during the COVID-19 crisis, lawmakers charged on Thursday.
May 29, 2020
‘Take Shack’ No More! Burger Restaurant Gives Back Stolen Sidewalk
The West Village hamburger restaurant that stole half of a city sidewalk has been shamed — and officially warned — into giving back the purloined pavement.
May 29, 2020
Mayor’s ‘Open Streets’ Leave Out Neighborhoods That Need It Most
A map created by the Trust for Public Land reinforces the inequitable distribution of open streets so far.
May 21, 2020
Mayor Reveals 12 More Miles of Open Streets, Plus 9 Miles of Bike Lanes
Twelve more miles of open streets start today for socially responsible recreation. But like the bike lanes, they're temporary.
May 13, 2020
The ‘Al Fresco Economy’: Restaurants Want to Start NYC’s Revival — All They Need is Space
"This could be the best block party in the history of New York, but if we don't get this right in the next three months, there will be a complete collapse of the tax base of the city," says a restaurant industry leader.
May 12, 2020
Progressives Worry ‘Open Streets’ Will Become Commercialized And Not Serve Communities in Need
The city's attempt to create 100 miles of open-streets might end up being controlled by business groups or well-organized neighborhood groups at the expense of hard-hit, suffering communities, advocates and progressive lawmakers are warning.
May 7, 2020
Our Social Distance ‘Machine’ Shows That Pedestrians Are Unprotected in De Blasio’s New York
Check out our latest music video depicting Streetsblog Editor Gersh Kuntzman showing how difficult it is to walk around his Brooklyn neighborhood yet maintain six feet of space from everyone else.
April 17, 2020
Op-Ed: Protecting Transit Workers During — and After — the COVID Crisis
The virus has exposed widespread failures in how we protect our essential workforce. Here's the actions agencies must take now and after the pandemic subsides.
April 14, 2020
Op-Ed: This Crisis Will End — Our Fight Against Cars is Only Beginning
A top Columbia University doctor says that now is the time to accelerate our efforts to protect ourselves and our communities through a healthy environment. It is the only way forward, and we do not have time to waste.
April 13, 2020
Op-Ed: Dear Gov. Cuomo, The Problem Is Crowding, Not ‘Density’!
The coronavirus crisis show why New York's leader must move forcefully to create more space for people, a prominent urbanist argues.
April 6, 2020
