A new Open Street on its way to the Brownsville Community Justice Center is so far the only car-free street this year in Brownsville and East New York, according to 2022 locations unveiled by the city.
The Open Street — which will close traffic on a Watkins Avenue block in the summer — is the only spot in the two neighborhoods on a list of 150 locations across the city that will take part in the program, which started in the pandemic as a way to give more room for pedestrians, cyclists and outdoor activities.
Brownsville and East New York previously had at least four Open Streets on Blake, Livonia, Williams and Stanley avenues, though studies showed that they were rarely active, likely given the lack of a designated organization to keep them up and running.
Transportation officials did not answer questions from Patch specifically about why the previous Brownsville and East New York Open Streets were not returning, but did say that several former locations were not on the 2022 list because "community partners" who had run the sites did not reapply.
The Open Streets program accepts applications for sites on a rolling basis, meaning more locations could be added as the year goes on, a spokesperson said. The city is working with nonprofit Street Lab to find partners in neighborhoods that have not had Open Streets yet and will offer help to those that join the program.
The city gives $20,000 in
funding and a package of barriers, locks and other materials to each
nonprofit running an Open Street, according to the department. (Even
with the funding, many Open Street organizers have had to set up fundraisers to bring in the thousands of additional dollars needed to run the Open Streets each year).
"Since summer 2021, DOT has been providing full barrier operational support, sanitation, and horticultural maintenance at over 20 Open Streets across the city," the department said. "This precious resource is already being deployed in underserved communities and DOT plans to continue to grow this type of support, which will enable the agency to have a more equitable Open Streets program."
The DOT added that it helped provide local nonprofits and organizations with funding for metal barriers, traffic signs, programming, and movable furniture. The exact hours for each uptown Open Street are not yet set.
"On Earth Day and every day, we are showing the nation how to reimagine our public space at scale and build a greener, healthier, and safer city," New York City Mayor Eric Adams said in a news release. "My administration's commitment to the Open Streets program remains steadfast."
And 34th Avenue in Jackson Heights has 25 blocks of D.O.T. support 24/7/365 and is run by a top member of Transportation Alternatives.
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Elderly man 79 hit in unprovoked attack at NYC subway station.
Better to drive and live another day in this shithole city !
https://nypost.com/2022/04/30/elderly-man-hit-in-unprovoked-attack-at-nyc-subway-station/
Pave over the whole place and turn it into a superhighway. That'll show them commies what freedoms are all about!
This is War on the working class !
@"This is War on the working class !"
How would you know? You never did a day's work in your life.
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@"Why are people attacking each other when they don't even know who anyone on this thread IS?"
Says someone who spends his/her/its day attacking anonymous people on the internet. Thank you for your humor, even if you are a delusional troll.
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