Summer time Streets returns to New York with car-free streets – Telemundo New York (47)

NEW YORK – One in every of New York Metropolis’s favourite summer season actions kicks off later this month.

And a bigger model of Summer time Streets, the place a whole bunch of streets are closed for pedestrians to take pleasure in, will start in Queens and Staten Island on July 27 after which transfer to Manhattan in early August, adopted by seasons in Brooklyn and The Bronx.

That is the second time Summer time Streets might be expanded to the 5 boroughs after Mayor Eric Adams expanded it citywide final 12 months, creating practically 20 miles of car-free streets.

This 12 months, it can additionally lengthen the hours: from 7 am to three pm as a substitute of the occasion ending at 1 pm That may make it not solely the most important model, but in addition the longest model of this system.

The summer season program was launched in 2008 with the purpose of closing streets for particular occasions to offer extra public area for folks to play, stroll and bike, or use different sustainable types of transportation. There are additionally free actions on the different stops.

The Summer time Streets program prices $1.5 million to implement and implement. Listed below are the streets and dates it’s best to know:

The summer season streets for this season are:

• Summer time Streets: Queens on July 27
  • Vernon Boulevard between 44 Drive and 30 Street
• Summer time Streets: Staten Island on July 27
  • Broadway into Richmond Terrace and Clove Street
• Summer time Streets: Manhattan on August 3, 10 and 17
  • From the Brooklyn Bridge to West one hundred and twenty fifth Avenue by way of:
    • Lafayette Avenue and Park Avenue into the Brooklyn Bridge and East 109th Avenue
    • East 109th Avenue onto Park Avenue and fifth Avenue
    • fifth Avenue into East 109th Avenue and Central Park North
    • Central Park North into fifth Avenue and Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard
    • Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard into Central Park to North and West one hundred and twenty fifth Avenue
• Summer time Streets: Brooklyn on August twenty fourth
  • Jap Parkway into the Grand Military Plaza and Buffalo Avenue
• Summer time Streets: The Bronx on August 26
  • Grand Concourse onto East Tremont Avenue and Mosholu Parkway

What’s the schedule of occasions?

New prolonged hours: 7am to 3pm.

The place can I get extra data?

For extra data go right here.