Combined 21 New Miles Brings City Total to 30 Miles of Open Streets Since End of April
Mayor Bill de Blasio announced today the City will open 12 more miles of streets and an additional nine new miles of temporary protected bike lanes to pedestrians and cyclists starting tomorrow, May 14th. The new Open Streets and bike lanes will bring New York City's total to 30 miles of streets since the program was announced on April 27th.
Nearly eight miles of the new open streets will be placed in neighborhoods in every borough and managed by local precincts; 1.35 miles, in three boroughs, will be managed by Business Improvement Districts (BIDs) and community organizations; and another 2.83 miles will be adjacent to parks.
The nine new miles of bike corridors will be phased in over several weeks using barrels, signage, and other barriers, with a goal of creating critical connectors from already-established protected lanes.
“Now that warmer weather has arrived, New Yorkers will need more options to enjoy the outdoors at a safe, social distance,” said Mayor de Blasio. “We’re grateful to all our local partners, and we believe new bike lanes will lay the groundwork for a cycling surge in the months and years to come.”
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
|
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
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Adjacent Park Roads
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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
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In April, the Mayor and Council Speaker Corey Johnson announced that 40 miles of streets citywide would be opened by the end of May to allow greater social distancing, with a plan to expand to a total of 100 miles in the weeks and months ahead.
Pedestrians and cyclists can use the roadbed of each open street. No through traffic is permitted, with remaining vehicle traffic limited to local deliveries, pick-ups/drop-offs, necessary city service, utility, and emergency vehicles only. Such drivers are alerted to be hyper-vigilant and to drive at 5 MPH along these routes. Open streets hours will be from 8:00 AM to 8:00 PM but may vary slightly depending on staff availability.
The City will use barrels, signage, and other barriers to create temporary dedicated cycling space that builds on this March’s addition of lanes on a section of Manhattan’s 2nd Avenue and on Smith Street in Brooklyn. Crews will begin Thursday on lower Broadway in Manhattan from Barclay Street to Morris Street. The lanes announced today may be phased into permanent lanes as city resources come back online and as DOT gathers additional feedback from affected community boards and elected officials.
Other protected bike lanes, to be installed on a rolling basis over the next two weeks, include:
Boro
|
Street
|
From
|
To
|
Mileage
|
Queens
|
Crescent St
|
Queens Plaza N
|
Hoyt Ave N
|
.98
|
Manhattan
|
Broadway
|
Barclay St
|
Morris St
|
.50
|
Manhattan
|
38th Street/39th Street
|
1st Ave
|
11th Ave
|
3.9
|
Brooklyn
|
4th Ave
|
1st St
|
Flatbush Ave
|
1.4
|
Brooklyn
|
Ashland Pl/Navy St
|
Hanson Pl
|
Sands St
|
1.1
|
Brooklyn
|
Flatbush Ave
|
Grand Army Plaza
|
Ocean Ave
|
1.3
|
Total mileage
|
9.18
|
"As we continue our efforts to stop the spread of COVID-19, we are also working to help New Yorkers travel more safely by bringing new temporary bike lanes and open streets to more neighborhoods,
