Rhinelander Avenue in Morris Park, Bronx, one of many streets open to pedestrians and cyclists under the Open Streets program. Image Credit: CityLand
The plan will aim to add 100 miles of open streets, widened sidewalks and protected bike lanes. Note: This article has been updated to continuously reflect the added streets as those announcements are made. Please continue to check back for further updates.
On April 27, 2020, the Mayor’s Office announced a plan along with Council Speaker Corey Johnson to implement street closures, sidewalk widening, and the addition of bike lanes as part of the City’s response to the COVID-19 outbreak. The plan aims to close off streets to cars to provide more space for social distancing for pedestrians and cyclists as the weather gets warmer and more people are expected to go outside.
The plan will set up at least 40 miles of open streets over the next month, with the goal of expanding to 100 miles. The plan will focus on communities hit hardest by the pandemic. The plan will include up to 60 miles of streets in and around parks; up to 20 miles of streets that are identified with consultation from local precincts, Community Boards, and other partners; up to 10 miles of streets controlled by local organizations like BIDs and block associations; up to 2.5 miles of widened sidewalks and 10 miles of protected bike lanes. Discussions about which streets should be affected will occur over the coming weeks.
With the exception of bike lanes, open streets will be in effect for the duration of “NY Pause” order, which is currently set to expire on May 15th but may be extended or altered by Governor Andrew Cuomo as needed. Governor Cuomo outlined New York State’s plan to reopen in phases, by region, depending on several factors including declining hospitalization rates. However, New York City is the most impacted region across the state, and at this time it is unclear when the City will be ready to “unpause.” CityLand reached out to the Mayor’s Office to ask about how safe streets would be affected if the Governor rolled back NY Pause but have not received a response at this time.
UPDATE 1 (5/4/20):
The Mayor’s Office responded to CityLand‘s request for more information, clarifying that bike lanes will be permanent and that while it is likely that NYPause will lift in limited parts of the state, it is very unlikely that New York City will be impacted so the City is moving ahead with plans to expand open streets.
On May 1, 2020, Mayor de Blasio and Speaker Johnson announced the first streets to be closed for open space. The following streets will be open from 8 AM to 8 PM to pedestrians and cyclists with limited vehicle traffic for local deliveries, pick-ups and drop-offs, necessary city service, and emergency vehicles only. Drivers will only be allowed to drive at 5 MPH along these streets. Pedestrians and cyclists will be allowed to use the roadbed of the open streets. The open street hours started for the following streets on Saturday, May 2, 2020.
Streets within parks:
Fort Tryon Park (Manhattan) – Margaret Corbin Drive from Fort Washington Avenue to Cabrini Boulevard, 0.88 miles.
Forest Park (Queens) – Freedom Drive from Park Lane S to Myrtle Avenue; East Main Drive from Metropolitan Avenue to Overlook Parking Lot; and West Main Drive from Band Shell Lot to Golf Course Lot, 1.10 miles.
Silver Lake Park, (Staten Island) – Silver Lake Parks Road from Forest Avenue to Victory Boulevard, 0.72 miles.
Callahan-Kelly (Brooklyn) – Sackman Place from Truxton Street to Fulton Street (0.05 miles)
Flushing Meadows Corona Park (Queens) – Meadow Lake Drive from Model Airplane Field to Meadow Lake Bridge Parking Lot, 1.5 miles.
Grant Park (Bronx) – Grant Avenue from 170th Street to 169th Street (0.2 miles).
Streets adjacent to parks:
Williamsbridge Oval (Bronx) – Reservoir Oval E/W off Bainbridge Avenue (0.6 miles).
Court Square (Queens) – Court Square West from Jackson Avenue to Dead End (0.1 miles).
Carl Schurz Park (Manhattan) – East End Avenue from E 83rd Street to E 89th Street (0.31 miles).
Lt. William Tighe Triangle (Manhattan) – Dyckman Street from Broadway to Seaman Avenue (0.05 miles).
Prospect Park (Brooklyn) – Prospect Park West from 3rd Street to Garfield Place (0.15 miles); Parkside Avenue from Park Circle to Ocean Avenue (0.56 miles).
Stapleton Waterfront Park (Staten Island) – Front Street from Canal Street to Edgewater Street (0.51 miles)
Highbridge Park (Manhattan) – Laurel Hill Terrace off Amsterdam Avenue (0.41 miles).
UPDATE 2 (5/7/2020):
On May 6, 2020, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced the addition of the two more miles of streets to the Open Streets initiative. These following streets will be managed by the specified Business Improvement District (BIDs) listed.
Flatiron Partnership (Manhattan) – Broadway from 21st Street to 23rd Street (0.14 miles) and 24th Street to 28th Street (0.2 miles) from 10 AM to 6 PM every day.
Garment District (Manhattan) – Broadway from 36th Street to 41st Street (0.2 miles) from 8 AM to 4 PM weekdays and 9 AM to 5 PM on weekends.
Lower East Side BID (Manhattan) – Orchard Street from Delancey Street to Houston Street (0.26 miles), Ludlow Street from Delancey Street to Houston Street (0.26 miles), Stanton Street from Allen Street to Essex Street (0.12 miles), and Rivington Street from Allen Street to Essex Street (0.12 miles) from 8 AM to 12 PM every day.
Downtown Brooklyn Partnership (Brooklyn) – Willoughby Street from Pearl Street to Lawrence Street (0.1 miles) and Lawrence Street from Fulton Street to Willoughby Street (0.07 miles) from 10 AM to 6 PM every day.
3rd Avenue BID (Bronx) – Willis Avenue from 147th Street to 148th Street (0.05 miles) and 148th Street from Willis Avenue to Bergen Avenue (0.03 miles) from 10 AM to 6 PM on weekdays.
Additionally, the Mayor’s Office announced Open Streets would return to 34th Avenue in Jackson Heights, Queens, from 69th Street to 77th Street (0.4 miles). The street was featured in an open streets pilot program last month. 34th Avenue will be open for pedestrians and cyclists from 8 AM to 8 PM, starting today.
UPDATE 3 (May 14, 2020):
On May 13, 2020, the Mayor’s Office announced another twelve miles of open streets and nine miles of protected bike lanes.
The following open streets will be managed by the specified local partner:
Sunnyside Shines (Queens) – 46th Street from Queens Boulevard to Greenpoint Avenue (0.05 miles from 8 AM to 8 PM on weekends.
Park Slope 5th Avenue BID (Brooklyn) – 4th Street from 5th Avenue to 4th Avenue (0.07 miles) from 10 AM to 6 PM every day.
Flatbush Development Corporation (Brooklyn) – Newkirk Avenue from Coney Island Avenue to # 17th Street (0.34 miles) from 3 PM to 7 PM on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
Pine Box Rock Shop/Bushwick (Brooklyn) – Grattan Street from Morgan Avenue to Bogart Street (0.08 miles) from 10 AM to 8 PM Wednesdays through Sundays.
Concrete Safaris/Harlem (Manhattan) – 115th Street from Park Avenue to 3rd Avenue (0.18 miles) from 2 PM to 5:30 PM on weekdays.
Meatpacking BID (Manhattan) – 13th Street from 9th Avenue to Washington Street (0.13 miles), 17th Street from 10th Avenue to 8th Avenue (0.33 miles), and Little W 12th Street from 9th Avenue to Washington Street, all from 8 AM to 8 PM every day.
Hudson Yards/HK Alliance (Manhattan) – Hudson Boulevard East and Hudson Boluevard West from 35th Street to 36th Street (0.04 miles each) from 8 AM to 8 PM every day.
The following open streets will be managed by local precincts and will be open from 8 AM to 8 PM every day:
Kingbridge (Bronx) – West 238th Street from Tibbett Avenue to Irwin Avenue (0.05 miles).
Mott Haven (Bronx) – 140th Street from Brook Avenue to Willis Avenue (0.02 miles).
Jackson Heights (Queens) – 34th Avenue from 78th Street to Junction Boulevard (0.89 miles).
Sunnyside (Queens) – Skillman Avenue from 39th Place to 43rd Street (0.19 miles) and 39th Avenue from Woodside Avenue to Barnett Avenue (0.43 miles).
Long Island City (Queens) – 5th Street from 46th Avenue to 49th Avenue (0.28 miles) and 27th Street from Hunter Street to Queens Plaza South (0.16 miles).
Flushing (Queens) – Roosevelt Avenue from 155th Street to Northern Boulevard (0.09 miles) and Peck Avenue from 137th Street to Main Street (0.1 miles).
Crown Heights (Brooklyn) – Prospect Place from New York Avenue to Brooklyn Avenue (0.14 miles).
Sunset Park (Brooklyn) – 6th Avenue from 44th Street to 51st Street (0.34 miles).
Carroll Gardens (Brooklyn) – 1st Place, 2nd Place and 4th Place, all from Smith Street to Henry Street (0.3 miles each).
Williamsburg (Brooklyn) – Berry Street from N 12th Street to Broadway (0.9 miles).
Brooklyn Heights (Brooklyn) – Joralemon Street from Hicks Street to Furman Street (0.14 miles).
Boerum Hill (Brooklyn) – St. Marks Place from 3rd Avenue to 4th Avenue (0.13 miles).
Kensington (Brooklyn) – East 7th Street between Caton Avenue and Ditmas Avenue (0.78 miles).
Clinton Hill (Brooklyn) – Hall Street from Park Avenue to Myrtle Avenue (0.15 miles).
Fort Greene (Brooklyn) – S Portland Avenue from S Elliot Street to Dekalb Avenue (0.41 miles).
Upper West Side (Manhattan) – West End Avenue from 87th Street to 96th Street (0.44 miles) and 75th Street between Broadway and Riverside Drive (0.2 miles).
Harlem (Manhattan) – 114th Street from Manhattan Avenue to Frederick Douglass Boulevard (0.08 miles).
Morris Park (Bronx) – Rhinelander Avenue from Williamsbridge Road to Bronxdale Avenue (0.5 miles).
Fordham Heights (Bronx) – Creston Avenue from Fordham Road to Kingsbridge Road (0.31 miles).
The following open streets are adjacent to parks and will be open from 8 AM to 8 PM every day:
Quarry Ballfields/Belmont (Bronx) – Oak Tree Place from Hughes Avenue to Quarry Place (0.14 miles).
River Park/West Farms (Bronx) – Boston Road from 180th Street to Bronx Park South (0.1 miles) and Bronx Park South from Boston Road to Bryant Avenue (0.05 miles).
St. Mary’s Park/South Bronx (Bronx) – Jackson Avenue from 143rd Street to 147th Street (0.21 miles).
McCarren Park/Greenpoint (Brooklyn) – Nassau Street from Banker Street to Lorimer Street (0.14 miles).
Maria Hernandez Park/Bushwick (Brooklyn) – Suydam Street from Knickerbocker Avenue to Irving Avenue (0.13 miles).
Cooper Park/E Williamsburg (Brooklyn) – Sharon Street from Morgan Avenue to Olive Street (0.16 miles).
Sternberg Park/Bushwick (Brooklyn) – Leonard Street from Montrose Avenue to Boerum Street (0.1 miles).
Korean War Veterans Plaza/Brooklyn Heights (Brooklyn) – Cadman Plaza East from Johnson Street to Tillary Street (0.07 miles).
Dome Playground/Kensington (Brooklyn) – 38th Street from Dahill Road to 15th Avenue (0.37 miles).
Cobble Hill Park/Cobble Hill (Brooklyn) – Congress Street from Clinton Street to Henry Street (0.1 miles).
Jackie Robinson Park/Hamilton Heights (Manhattan) – Edgecombe Avenue from St. Nicholas Place to 145th Street (0.51 miles).
Claremont Park/Claremont (Bronx) – Clay Avenue from 173rd Street to Claremont Parkway (0.25 miles).
North Shore Esplanade Park/St. George (Staten Island) – Bank Street from Jersey Street to Parking Garage Driveway (0.5 miles).
The following protected bike lanes will be installed over the next two weeks:
Queens – Cresent Street from Queens Plaza North to Hoyt Avenue North (0.98 miles).
Manhattan – Broadway from Barclay Street to Morris Street (0.5 miles) and 38th Street/39th Street from 1st Avenue to 11th Avenue (3.9 miles).
Brooklyn – 4th Avenue from 1st Street to Flatbush Avenue (1.4 miles), Ashland Place/Navy Street from Hanson Place to Sands Street (1.1 miles) and Flatbush Avenue from Grand Army Plaza to Ocean Avenue (1.3 miles).
UPDATE 4 – May 22, 2020
On May 22, 2020 Mayor de Blasio announced another 13 miles added to the Open Streets program for Memorial Day weekend. The addition of the 13 miles brings the City’s total open streets to 43 miles, which surpasses the City’s goal of 40 miles by the end of May.
The following streets will be managed by local partners:
Red Hook Initiative (Brooklyn) – 9th Street from Henry Street to Hicks Street (0.08 miles) from 9 AM to 6 PM on Saturdays.
Village Alliance (Manhattan) – University Place from 13th Street to 4th Street (0.41 miles) and MacDougal Street between 4th Street and 8th Street (0.15 miles) from 8:30 AM to 1:30 PM on Sundays.
Hudson Sq BID (Manhattan) – Greenwich Street between Canal Street and Spring Street (0.08 miles) from 10 AM to 4 PM every day.
Alliance for Downtown NY (Manhattan) – Pearl Street from State Street to Cedar Street (0.46 miles) 11 AM to 3 PM every day.
Chinatown District (Manhattan) – Doyers Street between Pell Street and the Bowery (0.05 miles) from 10 AM to 7 PM every day.
Alliance for Kips Bay (Manhattan) – 2nd Avenue Service Road from 33rd Street to 30th Street (0.13 miles) from 8 AM to 8 PM every day.
Bedford Stuyvesant Gateway BID (Brooklyn) – Arlington Place from Macon Street to Fulton Street (0.07 miles) from 10 AM to 2 PM on Thursdays.
Times Square Alliance (Manhattan) – Broadway from 47th to 53rd Streets (0.3 miles) and 42nd Street to 41st Street (0.05 miles) from 8 AM to 8 PM every day.
The following streets will be managed by local precincts and will be open from 8 AM to 8 PM every day:
Bed-Stuy (Brooklyn) – Somers Street from Rockaway Avenue to Fulton Street (0.11 miles) and Macon Street from Arlington Place to Tompkins Avenue (0.4 miles).
Williamsburg (Brooklyn) – S 9th Street from Berry Street to Driggs Avenue (0.17 miles) and Grand Street from Roebling Street to Marcy Avenue (0.16 miles); N. 3rd Street from 9th Avenue to 10th Avenue (0.16 miles).
Prospect Heights (Brooklyn) – Underhill Avenue from St. Johns Place to Bergen Street (0.32 miles); Carlton Avenue from Park Place to Bergen Street (0.18 miles); and Lincoln Place from Washington Street to Bedford Avenue (0.41 miles).
South Richmond Hill (Queens) – 120th Street from 94th Avenue to Liberty Avenue (0.53 miles).
Greenwich Village (Manhattan) – Jones Street from Bleecker Street to W 4th Street (0.09 miles).
East Village (Manhattan) – Avenue B from 6th Street to 14th Street (0.39 miles).
Manhattan Valley (Manhattan) – 103rd Street from Broadway to Riverside Drive (0.16 miles).
Chelsea (Manhattan) – 22nd Street from 8th Avenue to 7th Avenue (0.16 miles); 21st Street from 9th Avenue to 10th Avenue (0.16 miles).
Gramercy (Manhattan) – Irving Place from 16th Street to 20th Street (0.18 miles).
Kensington (Brooklyn) – Chester Avenue from Ft. Hamilton Parkway to Church Avenue (0.32 miles).
Fort Greene (Brooklyn) – Willoughby Avenue from Washington Park Street to Hall Street (0.41 miles).
Crown Heights (Brooklyn) – Park Place from New York Avenue to Kingston Avenue (0.29 miles) and Troy Avenue from St. Johns Place to Eastern Parkway (0.1 miles).
Rego Park (Queens) – 99th Street from Horace Harding ____ to 66th Avenue (0.52 miles).
Sunnyside (Queens) – 50th Avenue from 48th Street to 44th Street (0.19 miles).
Forest Hills (Queens) – 66th Road from 110th Street to Grand Central Parkway (0.15 miles); Ascan Avenue from Queens Boulevard to Austin Street (0.07 miles).
Boerum Hill (Brooklyn) – State Street from 3rd Avenue to Smith Street (0.5 miles).
Homecrest (Brooklyn) – 16th Street from Avenue R to Moore Place and Moore Place from 16th Street to 17th Street (0.11 miles each).
Brooklyn Heights (Brooklyn) – Willow Street from Middagh Street to Pierrepont Street (0.33 miles).
Seaport (Manhattan) – Front Street from Beekman Street to Peck Slip (0.08 miles).
Harlem (Manhattan) – 117th Street from Morningside Avenue to 5th Avenue (0.7 miles); 138th Street from Lenox Avenue to Adam Clayton Powell Boulevard (0.15 miles).
Hells Kitchen (Manhattan) – 51st Street from 9th Avenue to 10th Avenue (0.16 miles).
Brownsville (Brooklyn) – Williams Avenue from Liberty Avenue to Atlantic Avenue (0.11 miles).
Castle Hill (Bronx) – Pugsley Avenue from Bruckner Boulevard to Turnbull Avenue (0.2 miles).
Maspeth (Queens) – 60th Street from Laurel Hill Boulevard to 47th Avenue (0.12 miles).
Bay Ridge (Brooklyn) – Colonial Road from 86th Street to 83rd Street (0.16 miles).
Jamaica (Queens) – 107th Avenue, 108th Avenue and 109th Avenues from 159th Street to 160th Street (0.03 miles each); 159th Street from 108th Avenue to 109th Avenue (0.12 miles).
The following streets are adjacent to the specified parks and playgrounds and will be open from 8 AM to 8 pm every day:
Hunters Point (Queens) – Center Boulevard from 57th Avenue to Borden Avenue (0.23 miles).
Green Central Knoll Park (Brooklyn) – Noll Street from Evergreen Avenue to Central Avenue (0.09 miles).
Plaut Triangle (Queens) – 169th Street from Northern Boulevard to 43rd Avenue (0.03 miles).
Gorman Playground (Queens) – 85th Street from 25th Avenue to 30th Avenue (0.13 miles).
Nicholas Naquan Heyward Park (Brooklyn) – Wyckoff Street from Bond Street to Hoyt Street (0.12 miles).
Charles Young Playground (Manhattan) – 143rd Street from Malcolm X Boulevard to 5th Avenue (0.16 miles).
Stuyvesant Square Park (Manhattan) – Rutherford Place from 15th Street to 17th Street (0.09 miles); 16th Street from 3rd Avenue to Rutherford Place (0.08 miles).
Morningside Park (Manhattan) – Morningside Avenue from Manhattan Avenue to 116th Street (0.16 miles).
Yellowstone Park (Queen) – 68th Road from 108th Street to Yellowstone Boulevard (0.1 miles).
Painter’s Playground (Queens) – Dieterle Crescent from Alderton Street to 65th Drive (0.13 miles).
Carroll Park (Brooklyn) – Carroll Street from Court Street to Smith Street (0.1 miles).
McGolrick Park (Brooklyn) – Russell Street from Nassau Avenue to Driggs Avenue (0.17 miles).
Betsy Head Park (Brooklyn) – Dumont Avenue from Thomas Boyland Street to Strauss Street (0.14 miles).
Baisley Pond Park (Queens) – Barron Street from 116th Avenue to Foch Boulevard (0.13 miles); Lakeview Boulevard East from 118th Avenue to 122nd Avenue (0.34 miles); 155th Street from 119th Avenue to 125th Avenue (0.32 miles); Lakeview Lane from 122nd Avenue to Baisley Boulevard (0.12 miles); 122nd Avenue from Lakeview Boulevard East to Lakeview Lane (0.08 miles).
UPDATE 5 – June 25, 2020:
On June 24, 2020, Mayor de Blasio announced another 23 miles to be included in the Open Streets Program. The addition brings the total of 67 miles in the Open Streets Program, and the newest addition includes nine miles of protected bike lanes.
The following streets will be managed by local partners:
JCCRP (Queens) – Reads Lane from Empire Avenue to Jarvis Avenue (0.52 miles) and Beach 12th Street from Central Avenue to Dinsmore Avenue (0.25 miles) from 8 AM to 8 PM on Saturdays.
Times Square Alliance (Manhattan) – 46th Street from 8th Avenue to 9th Avenue (0.16 miles) from 4 PM to 8 PM every day.
Brooklyn Greenway Initiative (Brooklyn) – West Street from Quay Street to Greenpoint Avenue (0.24 miles) from 8 AM to 8 PM on weekends.
Downtown BK Partnership (Brooklyn) – Willoughby Street from Lawrence Street to Flatbush Ext. (0.18 miles) from 10 AM to 6 PM everyday (extension of an existing open street).
Uptown Grand Central (Manhattan) – 101st Street from Park Avenue to 3rd AVenue (0.17 miles) from 12 PM to 8 PM every day.
Hudson Square BID (Manhattan) – King Street from Hudson Street to Greenwich Street (0.08 miles); Little 6th Avenue from Spring Street to Broome Street (0.08 miles); Dominick Street from Varick Street to Little 6th Avenue (0.05 miles) from 11 AM to 3 PM every day.
Central Astoria LDC (Queens) – Newtown Avenue from 30th Avenue to 31st Street and 32nd Street from 30th Avenue to Newtown Avenue (0.15 miles each) from 10 AM to 8 PM Fridays – Sundays.
Red Hook Business Alliance (Brooklyn) – Reed Street from Conover Street to Van Brunt Street (0.08 miles) from 12 PM to 8 PM Fridays – Sundays.
Connectemos (Manhattan) – Audubon Avenue from 183rd Street to 193rd Street (0.59 miles).
Flatiron Partnership (Manhattan) – 29th Street from Broadway to Madison Avenue (0.19 miles).
Thai Community USA (Queens) – 37th Avenue from 75th Street to 80th Street (0.24 miles) from 10 AM to 4 PM on Sundays.
LES Enfants de Boheme (Manhattan) – Jefferson Street from E Broadway to Madison Street (0.09 miles) from 10 AM to 9 PM Thursdays – Sundays.
Marcus Meets Malcolm (Manhattan) – 120th Street from Lenox Avenue to Mt. Morris Park W (0.08 miles).
The following open streets will be managed by local precincts and will be open from 8 AM to 8 PM every day:
Brownsville (Brooklyn) – Blake Avenue from Rockaway Avenue to Powell Street (0.34 miles); Livonia Avenue from Mother Gaston Boulevard to Powell Street (0.15 miles).
Bushwick (Brooklyn) – Humboldt Street from Moore Street to Flushing Avenue (0.19 miles); Moore Street from Humboldt Street to Bushwick Avenue (0.11 miles).
Harlem (Manhattan) – 129th Street from Adam Clayton Powell Boulevard to Frederick Douglass Boulevard (0.15 miles).
Claremont (Bronx) – Washington Avenue from 171st Street to 169th Street (0.34 miles).
Castle Hill (Bronx) – Randall Avenue from Olmstead Avenue to Havemeyer Avenue (0.62 miles).
Morris Height (Bronx) – Nelson Avenue from Featherbed Lane to Macombs Road (0.25 miles).
East Bronx (Bronx) – Holland Avenue from Boston Road to S Oak Drive (0.61 miles).
Longwood (Bronx) – Louis Nine Boulevard from Intervale Avenue to Southern Boulevard (0.13 miles).
Kingsbridge (Bronx) – Tibbett Avenue from 238th Street to 232nd Street (0.37 miles).
Morrisiana (Bronx) – Trinity Avenue from E 166th Street to E 161st Street (0.37 miles).
Crotona (Bronx) – Crotona Parkway from Bronx Park South to 180th Street (0.14 miles).
Laconia (Bronx) – Yates Avenue from Burke Avenue to Adee Avenue (0.11 miles).
Concourse (Bronx) – McClellan Street from River Avenue to Cromwell Avenue; Cromwell Avenue from McClellan Street to Jerome Avenue (0.16 miles).
Sheepshead Bay (Brooklyn) – Bragg Street from Avenue V to Avenue Y (0.46 miles).
Midwood (Brooklyn) – Avenue K from E 15th Street to E 17th Street (0.1 miles).
Crown Heights (Brooklyn) – Schenectady Avenue from Eastern Parkway to Empire Boulevard (0.33 miles).
East New York (Brooklyn) – Stanley Avenue from Vermont Avenue to Van Siclen Avenue and from Schenech Avenue to Ashford Street (0.4 miles).
New Lots (Brooklyn) – Blake Avenue from Miller Street to Hinsdale Street (0.5 miles).
Prospect Heights (Brooklyn) – Carlton Avenue from Dean Street to Bergen Street (0.05 miles).
Woodside (Queens) – 60th Street from Queens Boulevard to 43rd Avenue (0.07 miles).
Chelsea (Manhattan) – 25th Street from 8th Avenue to 9th Avenue (0.17 miles).
Hell’s Kitchen (Manhattan) – 44th Street from 9th Avenue to 10th Avenue (0.16 miles).
Ozone Park (Queens) – 77th Street from Atlantic Avenue to 101st Street (0.29 miles).
Far Rockaway (Queens) – Rockaway Freeway from Ocean Crest Boulevard to Regina Avenue (0.27 miles).
Boerum Hill (Brooklyn) – Pacific Street from Smith Street to Nevins Street (0.38 miles); Wyckoff Street from Nevins Street to 3rd Avenue (0.11 miles).
Brooklyn Heights (Brooklyn) – Montague Street from Hicks Street to Pierrepont Place (0.08 miles).
Ridgewood (Queens) – Onderdonk Avenue from Starr Street to DeKalb Avenue (0.2 miles).
Stapleton (Staten Island) – Water Street and Canal Street from Bay Street to Front Street (0.15 miles).
Jamaica Hills (Queens) – 165th Street from Chapin Parkway to 85th Avenue (0.09 miles).
Bushwick (Brooklyn) – Troutman Street from Irving Avenue to St. Nicholas Avenue (0.24 miles); Ellery Street from Broadway to Beaver Street (0.1 miles).
Sunset Park (Brooklyn) – 21st Street from 3rd Avenue to 7th Avenue (0.56 miles).
Greenpoint (Brooklyn) – Driggs Avenue from Monitor Street to Meeker Avenue (0.16 miles).
Bed Stuy (Brooklyn) – Fulton Street from Marcy Avenue to Brooklyn Avenue (0.11 miles).
The following streets are adjacent to the specified parks and playgrounds and will be open from 8 AM to 8 pm every day:
Red Hook Recreational Center (Brooklyn) – Henry Street from Lorraine Street to Bay Street (0.09 miles).
Commodore Barry Park (Brooklyn) – N Elliott Place from Park Avenue to Flushing Avenue (0.11 miles).
Crocheron Park (Queens) – 35th Avenue from Corbett Road to Dead End (0.28 miles).
Captain Rivera Playground (Bronx) – Forest Avenue from 156th Street to Westchester Avenue (0.05 miles).
Riverdale Playground (Bronx) – 236th Street from Hudson Manor Terrace to Independence Avenue (0.12 miles).
Ralph DeMarco Park (Queens) – Shore Boulevard from Ditmars Boulevard to 20th Avenue (0.33 miles); Ditmars Boulevard from 19th Street to Shore Boulevard (0.12 miles).
The following protected bike lanes will be added:
Central Queens – Broadway/Northern Boulevard from 34th Avenue to Queensboro Plaza (3.6 miles).
Central Park – 61/62nd Streets from Queensboro Bridge to 5th Avenue (1.3 miles)’ 5th Avenue from 120th Street to 110th Street (1 mile).
Lower Manhattan/SoHo – Center Street/Lafayette Street from Brooklyn Bridge to Spring Street (1.41 miles).
Midtown Core – 6th/7th Avenue from 59th Street to 34th Street/47th Street (1.78 miles).
Organizations that wish to have other streets consider may reach out to openstreets@dot.nyc.gov.
Mayor Bill de Blasio stated, “This summer is going to look different from any other in our city’s history – and we’re ready to give New Yorkers more ways to leave home while staying safe from COVID-19. I’m proud to work with Speaker Johnson, the Department of Transportation, and the NYPD to find creative solutions that support our broader goals of ending this pandemic and rebuilding a fairer city.”
Council Speaker Corey Johnson stated, “The Council is thrilled our calls for open streets have been answered and looks forward to working with the administration to give New Yorkers the space they need to socially distance properly. As the weather gets nicer and this unprecedented crisis stretches on longer, we need to do everything in our power to keep our neighbors safe and healthy. This announcement is a great starting point for the ongoing conversation about how we share our public spaces during this pandemic and in a post-coronavirus future.”
By: Veronica Rose (Veronica is the CityLaw fellow and a New York Law School graduate, Class of 2018.)