22 miles of NYC streets go car-free starting this weekend
https://gothamist.com/news/nyc-summer-open-streets-are-back-with-a-route-spanning-manhattans-length
https://gothamist.com/news/nyc-summer-open-streets-are-back-with-a-route-spanning-manhattans-length
13 Comments
Beacon@fedia.io · 15 pts · 1y
So freakin cool! I love it!
Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 1y
This is the way to do it. I understand the car tax but because it's not based on income, only the elite get to drive around NYC now.
Instead, actual car free sections fix the problem and are fair to everyone.
lemmyknow@lemmy.today · 2 pts · 1y
No puedo parar de imaginar como seria vivir en Manhattan
Lemminary@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y
We do this every Sunday in my city. Highly recommended!
ileftreddit@piefed.social · -48 pts · 1y
Whirling_Ashandarei@lemmy.world · 24 pts · 1y
This hardly makes a difference since you're already fucked most times by grid lock if you're in a car anywhere in Manhattan. If you need to get across town faster, do what the rest of us do, and take the subway.
Lyra_Lycan@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 3 pts · 1y
The battle against feckless morons has begun. Progress over pacifism
Beacon@fedia.io · 20 pts · 1y
There are open intersections for cars spaced out every bunch of blocks
rainwall@piefed.social · 29 pts · 1y
City has 10 parallel car heavy paths to get from point A to B : normal, good, as it should be.
City has 9 parallel car heavy paths and 1 person/bike/transit path to get from point A to B : A travesty, doom for business, the unraveling of all civilization.
Beacon@fedia.io · -2 pts · 1y
/s
Sorry i had to add it, because I'm sure some car brain would read your comment and think you're agreeing with them
ileftreddit@piefed.social · 4 pts · 1y
Beacon@fedia.io · 2 pts · 1y
Totally understandable, they don't seem to list the car crossing locations until it's a few days before the event. For example here's the car crossing info for the Queens open streets this weekend (pdf link)
https://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/downloads/pdf/summer-streets-queens-flyer-2025.pdf
the_crotch@sh.itjust.works · 10 pts · 1y
It would be cheaper to buy a new car and abandon it at your destination than take a cab across town
Bonskreeskreeskree@lemmy.world · -1 pts · 1y
How is a 20-40 dollar cab ride cheaper than a new car?
jjjalljs@ttrpg.network · 9 pts · 1y
Out of curiosity, do you live here?
I've never taken a cab across town, but I don't live in Manhattan itself. Bus, train, or just walking has always been enough. (Or biking, for the brave)