This year's Open Streets: Car-Free Earth Day will include 53 car-free streets and plazas across the five boroughs.
Michelle CharlesworthAs part of Earth Day celebrations, streets in seven locations across the city will be closed off to vehicles on April 20.The New York City Department of Transportation kicks off Open Streets this weekend with Car Free Earth Day.This year marks eight years in a row.
On the day, the specifics were announced it was a deluge, but fingers are crossed that on Car-Free Saturday it will be a little nicer.Car-free streets will be all over the five boroughs, in hundreds of locations but "most notably" in Manhattan on Broadway from 46th Street down to 17th Street.- And in Staten Island on Port Richmond Avenue"We will be using health, art, wellness, yoga, and performance!" Rodriguez said.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
New York City launching Open Streets season with largest-ever car-free Earth Day celebrationThis year's Open Streets: Car-Free Earth Day will include 53 car-free streets and plazas across the five boroughs.
Read more »
Why on Earth do we celebrate Earth Day?Earth day is coming up on Monday but do you know what Earth Day actually is. Or why we celebrate?
Read more »
Earth Day, Record Store Day, and More Recommended EventsGo green in a number of ways this week
Read more »
Earth Day is only once a year, these Chicago chefs upcycle ingredients every dayThese days, with their bottom lines more razor-thin than ever, chefs are MacGyvering plenty of solutions to do more with less.
Read more »
'Common Ground' to Commemorate Earth Day with Exclusive One-Day Nationwide Screening Event in U.S. TheatersCinereach Pivots to Media Incubator Under New CEO Jennifer Strachan; Company Will Now Focus on Narrative Research and Strategy Development. 'Common Ground' is a six-episode journey into the fearsome Galactic Empire through the eyes of two warriors on divergent paths, set during different eras. The choices they make will define their destinies.
Read more »
Planet NOAA Podcast Episode 3: Earth Day is every dayHow can we make our planet a better place for generations to come through conservation, preservation, and sustainability efforts? Ken Graham, Director of NOAA's National Weather Service, and other NOAA experts weigh in on building a Weather Ready Nation, ocean acoustics, marine sanctuaries, and more.
Read more »