Neither Chelsea nor Hell’s Kitchen will have any school-related “Open Streets” closures (green lines) this year. ( Photo: Jack Ahern ) ‘Open Streets’ Return for School Year, But Chelsea Schools Shut Out of Program Plenty of “Open Streets” will be coming to Manhattan this fall, in conjunction with the school year, the NYC Department of... News 29 Sep 2025 | 01:38
Car-Free Earth Day will be held on April 26, the NYC Department of Transportation announced, formally kicking off 2025’s “Open Streets” programming. ( Photo: NYC DOT ) ‘Car-Free Earth Day’ to Kick Off Open Streets Across Manhattan The NYC Department of Transportation will kick off its Open Streets season on April 26, for its ninth annual Car-Free Earth... News 04 Apr 2025 | 01:53
Summer Streets is back with closures for three weekends in Manhattan in August. ( Photo: DOT) Summer Streets 2024 Takes Manhattan Ring-a-ding-ding!! Ring-a-ding-ding!! That’s not the title—twice repeated— of the classic 1961 Frank Sinatra album but rather... News 05 Aug 2024 | 11:24
The Fifth Avenue holiday Open Street initiative, which launched last year in a ribbon cutting ceremony on Dec. 4, will be back again for this holiday season. (Photo by Violet Mendelsund/Mayoral Photo Office) Stroll car-free down Fifth Avenue On three Sunday afternoons next month - Dec. 3, 10 and 17 - a 12-block stretch of Fifth Avenue leading up to Central Park... Home 25 Nov 2023 | 05:29
A rendering of what Fifth Avenue could look like, after new construction begins next year. Photo courtesy of the mayor’s office A New Vision For Fifth Avenue This winter, in a bid to encourage holiday shopping and festivities, the city transformed a stretch of Fifth Avenue from... News 21 Dec 2022 | 03:15
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