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Open Streets program made permanent; Vendors banned
A rendering from the city's Department of Transportation's page on Open Streets, showing the "full closure" option. There is another option, "limited local access," that allows slow-moving cars onto Open Streets. (NYC Department of Transportation)

Open Streets program made permanent; Vendors banned

April 30, 2021

BY ROBERT LEDERMAN | In yet another example of our elected officials pretending to be socially conscious while instead catering to the privatization dreams of…

Open Streets program made permanent; Pedestrian malls, parking removal among possibilities
Volunteers, including District Leader John Blasco, second from left, and Assemblymember Harvey Epstein, far right, painted Open Streets police sawhorses with eye-catching custom designs and messages on Avenue B last July. (Twitter)

Open Streets program made permanent; Pedestrian malls, parking removal among possibilities

April 30, 2021

BY THE VILLAGE SUN | New York City is going from “Mean Streets” to Open Streets. The City Council voted overwhelmingly on Thursday to make…

New program would boost outdoor music and performances
Baby Machine performed recently at the Nexus Holiday Market and Flea at Peretz Square. Like other local musicians, they have been playing outdoors during the pandemic, though no one has been applying for any permits. (Photo by Everynight Charley Crespo)

New program would boost outdoor music and performances

January 5, 2021

BY EVERYNIGHT CHARLEY CRESPO | Permits for outdoor concerts and other cultural events, which were halted in 2020 due to coronavirus concerns, likely will become…

C.B. 3 heads in ‘another direction’ on nightlife as Militano cut from key position
Alexandra Militano's abrupt removal as chairperson of the C.B. 3 committee that oversees liquor licenses and sidewalk cafes has raised alarms among some C.B. 3 members and community groups.

C.B. 3 heads in ‘another direction’ on nightlife as Militano cut from key position

January 2, 2021

BY LINCOLN ANDERSON | A major shakeup has occurred at Community Board 3, as Alysha Lewis-Coleman, the board’s chairperson, recently replaced Alexandra Militano, the longtime…

Polly Trottenberg announces she’s rolling on from D.O.T.
D.O.T. Commissioner Polly Trottenberg at an open house in January 2018 on the plan to fully close the L train's Canarsie tunnel for repairs of damage from Hurricane Sandy in 2012. After Governor Cuomo intervened, the plan was revised so that some subway service was maintained during the repairs. (Courtesy NYC Dept. of Transportation)

Polly Trottenberg announces she’s rolling on from D.O.T.

November 24, 2020

Polly Trottenberg, the city’s Department of Transportation commissioner, on Monday announced her resignation from the de Blasio administration, effective in early December. Trottenberg has led…

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