Here Is the Next Round of Streets Opening Up to Pedestrians in NYC

Mayor Bill de Blasio announced the next phase of streets that will ban traffic and open up for pedestrians, part of a plan that aims to open up to 100 miles of streets for open space while ensuring that social distancing norms are maintained.

In the latest round of street openings, an additional 13 miles of streets will be designated for pedestrians only starting this Memorial Day Weekend. Some will be opened in conjunction with business improvement districts or local partners, others will be city streets with police enforcement and some will be near parks.

Click here for a detailed map from the city.

The latest list from the fourth round of street openings:

Local Partner Management
Partner	Boro	Street	From	To	Mileage	Notes
Red Hook Initiative	BK	9th St	Henry St	Hicks St	0.08	9a-6p Sat
Village Alliance	MN	University Place	13th St	4th St	0.41	8:30a-1:30p Sun
Village Alliance	MN	MacDougal	4th St	8th St	0.15	8:30a-1:30p Sun
Hudson Sq BID	MN	Greenwich St	Canal St	Spring St	0.08	10a-4p all days
Alliance for Downtown NY	MN	Pearl St	State St	Cedar St	0.46	11a-3p all days
Chinatown District	MN	Doyers St	Pell St	Bowery	0.05	10a-7p all days
Alliance for Kips Bay	MN	2nd Ave Service Rd	33rd St	30th St	0.13	8a-8p all days
Bedford Stuyvesant Gateway BID	BK	Arlington Pl	Macon St	Fulton St	0.07	Thurs 10-2p
Times Square Alliance	MN	Broadway	47th St	53rd St	0.30	8a-8p all days
Times Square Alliance	MN	Broadway	42nd St	41st St	0.05	8a-8p all days
Total mileage					1.78

Local Precinct Management
Neighborhood	Boro	Street	From	To	Mileage
Bed-Stuy	BK	Somers St	Rockaway Ave	Fulton St	0.11
Williamsburg	BK	S 9th St	Berry St	Driggs Ave	0.17
Williamsburg	BK	Grand St	Roebling St	Marcy Ave	0.16
Prospect Heights	BK	Underhill Ave	St. Johns Pl	Bergen St	0.32
Prospect Heights	BK	Carlton Ave	Park Pl	Bergen St	0.18
South Richmond Hill	QN	120th St	94th Ave	Liberty Ave	0.53
Greenwich Village	MN	Jones St	Bleecker St	W 4th St	0.09
East Village	MN	Ave B	6th St	14th St	0.39
Manhattan Valley	MN	103rd St	Broadway	Riverside Dr	0.16
Chelsea	MN	22nd St	8th Ave	7th Ave	0.16
Gramercy	MN	Irving Place	16th St	20th St	0.18
Kensington	BK	Chester Ave	Ft. Hamilton Parkway	Church Ave	0.32
Fort Greene	BK	Willoughby Ave	Washington Park St	Hall St	0.41
Crown Heights	BK	Park Pl	New York Ave	Kingston Ave	0.29
Crown Heights	BK	Troy Ave	St. Johns Pl	Eastern Parkway	0.10
Rego Park	QN	99th St	Horace Harding	66th Ave	0.52
Sunnyside	QN	50th Ave	48th St	44th St	0.19
Forest Hills	QN	66th Rd	110th St	Grand Central Pkwy	0.15
Prospect Heights	BK	Lincoln Pl	Washington St	Bedford Ave	0.41
Bed-Stuy	BK	Macon St	Arlington Pl	Tompkins Ave	0.40
Boerum Hill	BK	State St	3rd Ave	Smith St	0.50
Homecrest	BK	16th St	Ave R	Moore Pl	0.11
Homecrest	BK	Moore Pl	16th St	17th	0.11
Brooklyn Heights	BK	Willow St	Middagh St	Pierrepont St	0.33
Seaport	MN	Front St	Beekman St	Peck Slip	0.08
Harlem	MN	117th	Morningside Ave	5th Ave	0.70
Chelsea	MN	21st St	9th Ave	10th Ave	0.16
Hells Kitchen	MN	51st St	9th Ave	10th Ave	0.16
Harlem	MN	138th	Lenox Ave	Adam Clayton Powell Blvd	0.15
Williamsburg	BK	N. 3rd St	Kent Ave	Metropolitan Ave	0.32
Brownsville	BK	Williams Ave	Liberty Ave	Atlantic Ave	0.11
Castle Hill	BX	Pugsley	Bruckner Blvd	Turnbull Ave	0.20
Maspeth	QN	60th Street	Laurel Hill Blvd	47th Ave	0.12
Forest Hills	QN	Ascan Ave	Queens Blvd	Austin St	0.07
Park Slope	BK	Butler St	Gregory Pl	4th Ave	0.14
Park Slope	BK	Gregory Pl	Baltic St	Butler St	0.14
Bay Ridge	BK	Colonial Rd	86th St	83rd St	0.16
Jamaica	QN	107th Ave	159th St	160th St	0.03
Jamaica	QN	108th Ave	159th St	160th St	0.03
Jamaica	QN	159th St	108th Ave	109th Ave	0.12
Jamaica	QN	109th Ave	159th St	160th St	0.03
Total mileage					8.76

Adjacent Park Roads
Hunters Pt	QN	Center Blvd	57th Ave	Borden Ave	0.23
Green Central Knoll Park	BK	Noll St	Evergreen Ave	Central Ave	0.09
Plaut Triangle	QN	169th St	Northern Blvd	43rd Ave	0.03
Gorman Playground	QN	85th Street	25th Ave	30th Ave	0.13
Nicholas Naquan Heyward Park	BK	Wyckoff St	Bond St	Hoyt St	0.12
Charles Young Playground	MN	143rd St	Malcolm X Blvd	5th Ave	0.16
Stuyvesant Sq Park	MN	Rutherford Pl	15th St	17th St	0.09
Stuyvesant Sq Park	MN	16th Street	3rd Ave	Rutherford Pl	0.08
Morningside Park	MN	Morningside Ave	Manhattan Ave	116th	0.16
Yellowstone Park	QN	68th Rd	108th St	Yellowstone Blvd	0.10
Painter's Playground	QN	Dieterle Crescent	Alderton St	65th Dr	0.13
Carroll Park	BK	Carroll St	Court St	Smith St	0.10
McGolrick Park	BK	Russell St	Nassau Ave	Driggs Ave	0.17
Betsy Head Park	BK	Dumont Ave	Thomas Boyland St	Strauss St	0.14
Baisley Pond Park	QN	Barron St	116th Ave	Foch Blvd	0.13
Baisley Pond Park	QN	Lakeview Blvd E	118th Ave	122nd Ave	0.34
Baisley Pond Park	QN	155th St	119th Ave	125th Ave	0.32
Baisley Pond Park	QN	Lakeview Lane	122nd Ave	Baisley Blvd	0.12
Baisley Pond Park	QN	122nd Ave	Lakeview Blvd E	Lakeview Ln	0.08
Total mileage					2.72

The third-round list:

Local Partner Management
Partner	Boro	Street	From	To	Mileage	Notes
Sunnyside Shines	QN	46th Street	Queens Blvd	Greenpoint Ave	0.05	8a-8p Sat-Sun
Park Slope 5th Ave BID	BK	4th St	5th Ave	4th Ave	0.07	10a-6p all days
Flatbush Development Corporation	BK	Newkirk Ave	Coney Island Ave	E 17th St	0.34	3p-7p Tues and Thurs
Pine Box Rock Shop/Bushwick	BK	Grattan St	Morgan Ave	Bogart St	0.08	10a-8p Weds-Sun
Concrete Safaris/Harlem	MN	115th Street	Park Ave	3rd Ave	0.18	2pm-5:30 weekdays
Meatpacking BID	MN	13th Street	9th Ave	Washington St	0.13	8a-8p all days
Meatpacking BID	MN	17th St	10th Ave	8th Ave	0.33	8a-8p all days
Meatpacking BID	MN	Little W 12	9th Ave	Washington St	0.09	8a-8p all days
Hudson Yards/HK Alliance	MN	Hudson Blvd East	35th St	36th	0.04	8a-8p all days
Hudson Yards/HK Alliance	MN	Hudson Blvd West	35th St	36th	0.04	8a-8p all days
Total mileage					1.35
Local Precinct Management
Neighborhood	Boro	Street	From	To	Mileage
Kingsbridge	BX	W 238th Street	Tibbett Ave	Irwin Ave	0.05
Mott Haven	BX	140th Street	Brook Ave	Willis Ave	0.02
Jackson Heights	QN	34th Ave	78th Street	Junction Blvd	0.89
Sunnyside	QN	Skillman Ave	39th Pl	43rd St	0.19
Sunnyside	Qn	39th Ave	Woodside Ave	Barnett Ave	0.43
LIC	QN	5th Street	46th Ave	49th Ave	0.28
LIC	QN	27th St	Hunter St	Queens Plaza S	0.16
Flushing	QN	Roosevelt Ave	155th St	Northern Blvd	0.09
Flushing	QN	Peck Ave	137th St	Main	0.10
Crown Heights	BK	Prospect Pl	New York Ave	Brooklyn Ave	0.14
Sunset Park	BK	6th Ave	44th St	51st St	0.34
Carroll Gardens	BK	1st Pl	Smith St	Henry St	0.30
Carroll Gardens	BK	2nd Pl	Smith St	Henry St	0.30
Carroll Gardens	BK	4th Pl	Smith St	Henry St	0.30
Williamsburg	BK	Berry St	N 12th	Broadway	0.90
Brooklyn Heights	BK	Joralemon Street	Hicks Street	Furman Street	0.14
Boerum Hill	BK	St. Marks Place	3rd Ave	4th Ave	0.13
Kensington	BK	East 7th St	Caton Ave	Ditmas Ave	0.78
Clinton Hill	BK	Hall St	Park Ave	Myrtle Ave	0.15
Fort Greene	BK	S Portland Ave	S Elliot St	Dekalb Ave	0.41
Upper West Side	MN	West End Ave	87th St	96th St	0.44
Upper West Side	MN	75th St	Broadway	Riverside Dr	0.20
Harlem	MN	114th St	Manhattan Ave	Frederick Douglass Blvd	0.08
Morris Park	BX	Rhinelander Ave	Williamsbridge Rd	Bronxdale Ave	0.50
Fordham Heights	BX	Creston Ave	Fordham Road	Kingsbridge Rd	0.31
Total mileage					7.63
Adjacent Park Roads
Park/Neighborhood	Boro	Street	From	To	Mileage
Quarry Ballfields/Belmont	BX	Oak Tree Place	Hughes Ave	Quarry Pl	0.14
River Park/West Farms	BX	Boston Road	180th Street	Bronx Park S	0.10
Bronx Park S	Boston Road	Bryant Ave	0.05
St. Mary's Park/South Bronx	BX	Jackson Ave	143rd St	147th St	0.21
McCarren Park/Greenpoint	BK	Nassau	Banker St	Lorimer St	0.14
Maria Hernandez Park/Bushwick	BK	Suydam St	Knickerbocker Ave	Irving Ave	0.13
Cooper Park/E Williamsburg	BK	Sharon St	Morgan Ave	Olive St	0.16
Sternberg Park/Bushwick	BK	Leonard St	Montrose Ave	Boerum St	0.10
Korean War Veterans Plaza/Bk Heights	BK	Cadman Plaza East	Johnson St	Tillary St	0.07
Dome Playground/Kensington	BK	38th Street	Dahill Road	15th Ave	0.37
Cobble Hill Park/Cobble Hill	BK	Congress St	Clinton St	Henry St	0.10
Jackie Robinson Park/Hamilton Heights	MN	Edgecombe Ave	St. Nicholas Pl	145th St	0.51
Claremont Park/Claremont	BX	Clay Ave	173rd St	Claremont Parkway	0.25
North Shore Esplande Park/St. George	SI	Bank Street	Jersey St	Parking Garage Driveway	0.50
Total mileage					2.83

The second phase was:

• Broadway from 21st Street to 23rd Street (Flatiron)
• Broadway from 24th Street to 28th Street (Flatiron)
• Broadway from 36th Street to 41st Street (Midtown)
• Orchard Street from Delancey Street to Houston Street (Lower East Side)
• Ludlow Street from Delancey Street to Houston Street (Lower East Side)
• Stanton Street from Allen Street to Essex Street (Lower East Side)
• Rivington Street from Allen Street to Essex Street (Lower East Side)
• Willoughby Street from Pearl Street to Lawrence Street (Brooklyn)
• Lawrence Street from Fulton Street and Willoughby Street (Brooklyn)
• Willis Avenue from 147th Street to 148th Street (Bronx)
• 148th Street from Willis Avenue to Bergen Avenue (Bronx)
• 34th Avenue from 69th Street to 77th Street (Jackson Heights, Queens)

The first streets were:

INSIDE PARKS

• Fort Tryon Park
• Flushing Meadows
• Forest Hill Park
• Callahan-Kelly Park
• Grant Park
• Silver Lake Park

ADJACENT TO PARKS

• Williamsbridge Oval
• Court Square
• Carl Schurz
• Highbridge Park
• Prospect Park
• Stapleton Waterfront Park
• Lt. William Tighe Triangle

This latest addition of streets brings the city to 43 miles of open streets since its launch in April, and exceeds the mayor's goal of 40 miles by the end of May. THe ultimate goal was eventually expanding to 100 miles of open streets. According to City Hall, NYC now has more miles of open streets than any other city in America.

"The way we will do it is we are going to focus first on streets in and around our  parks. [We are] very concerned about the streets around parks. Often times we are seeing that immediate area getting very crowded," de Blasio said at the time. "Those streets adjacent to parks are an obvious opportunity to open up more space. We are going to work together to figure out how we are going to do that."

De Blasio went on to explain that some other locations will see sidewalks expansion similar to what was done around Rockefeller Center during the winter holidays where the sidewalks space was opened up into the streets a bit more with proper barricades in place for safety.

"Some streets will be more local areas that aren’t necessarily going to be where you have a major attraction like a park but they are places where we can safely open up some space and have it be enforced," he said. "And another piece of discussion is early action bike lanes where we see an opportunity to do more with bike lanes."

According to de Blasio, the city will focus first on where the need is greatest.

"So many communities that we have already identified have been already hard hit by COVID we want to be particularly sensitive to implementing these kind of steps," de Blasio said, adding that it will be a joint effort between the City Council, working with the police department, transportation department, sanitation department, parks department to figure "out all the right places we can do this, but first priority are the places hardest hit and then of course figuring out where they’ll have the biggest impact where the most people are."

This is the second attempt at closing down city streets in order to provide more open space to residents, while still keeping social distancing norms during the COVID-19 crisis.

Earlier this month, New York City abandoned a pilot project to open major streets in each borough for pedestrian open space, citing the demand on NYPD resources as more and more cops call out sick.

The city had closed a series of major thoroughfares from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily for a couple of weeks. However, in a statement at that time, de Blasio's office said it was taking more than 80 cops a day to effect the closures, and not enough people were using the newly opened streets to justify that level of resource commitment.

It now appears that the mayor' office has changed course, and now will be opening up even more streets as the warmer spring weather approaches.