NYC 'Summer Streets' initiative will expand to all five boroughs this summer
Sign up for ourNew York City is making around 20 miles of its streets car-free on various Saturdays this summer as part of its “Summer Streets” initiative expansion, Mayor Eric Adams announced in Queens on Monday.
Mayor Adams and Department of Transportation Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez made the announcement at a press conference on June 12 on the corner of Vernon Boulevard and 21st Avenue in Long Island City. They were joined by elected officials, local leaders as well as bicycle and pedestrian advocacy groups.
The Summer Streets program will start on July 29 in Queens and Staten Island. In Queens, a stretch of Vernon Boulevard – from 30th Drive to 44th Drive — will be closed off to traffic while in Staten Island, Richmond Terrace between York Avenue and Bard Avenue will be shuttered. Rodriguez said that the program has proven to be one of the city’s great summer initiatives and he is excited to see it expand.
Mayor Eric Adams and DOT Commissioner Rodriguez in Queens to announce “Summer Streets.” The initiative is coming to all five boroughs Mayor Eric Adams and DOT Commissioner Rodriguez in Queens to announce “Summer Streets.” The initiative is coming to all five boroughs Mayor Eric Adams and DOT Commissioner Rodriguez in Queens to announce “Summer Streets.” The initiative is coming to all five boroughs Mayor Eric Adams and DOT Commissioner Rodriguez in Queens to announce “Summer Streets.” The initiative is coming to all five boroughs
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