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Mint
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Mint
NYC Summer Streets: Which roads will be closed in Manhattan? Full list here
New York City's Summer Streets initiative is back for another weekend. Activities are planned from 7 am to 3 pm local time. A route from the Brooklyn Bridge will be closed completely to vehicles up to Dyckman Street, CBS reported. The Summer Streets initiative allows people to walk, run, bike and enjoy more entertainment in the streets on the weekend. In total, 22 miles of roads will be closed for the event. This is the third straight weekend of Summer Streets in Manhattan. The 2025 edition started in Staten Island and Queens in July. The event will be in addition to the city's Open Streets initiative throughout the year. The NYC Summer Streets event wraps up next weekend in Brooklyn and the Bronx. Here is the full list of road closures in Manhattan on August 16, according to CBS. Centre Street/Federal Plaza between the Brooklyn Bridge Exit and Worth Street 4th Avenue between East 9th Street and East 14th Street Park Avenue South between East 17th Street and East 32nd Street Park Avenue between East 32nd Street and East 110th Street (Including the viaduct between East 40th Street and East 46th Street) Cleveland Place between Kenmare Street and Lafayette Street/Spring Street Duke Ellington/Frawley Circle Union Square East between East 14th Street and East 17th Street Lafayette Street between Worth Street and 4th Avenue/East 9th Street 110th Street/Tito Puente Way/Central Park North/Cathedral Parkway between Duke Ellington/Frawley Circle and Broadway Broadway between West 110th Street and Dyckman Street Kenmare Street between Lafayette Street and Cleveland Place As per the official website, NYCDOT, vehicles going to Manhattan will be diverted from the Centre Street Exit to either the Park Row South Exits or FDR Drive. For motorists going to Brooklyn, all entrances to the Brooklyn Bridge will be accessible. This includes FDR Drive, Park Row North, Pearl Street and Chambers Street. "The usual traffic noise and honking horns will be replaced by open streets teeming with walkers, bikers, runners, and performers. Discover a wealth of free cultural programs, performances, fitness classes, interactive art, giveaways, and much more as you experience the city in a whole new way," the website reads. Buses will be rerouted along the Summer Streets route and parking will be restricted along the route, starting at 5 pm the night before each event to 4 pm the day of the event. No, the subway system will operate as usual. The initiative will end on August 23. The streets will be closed from 7 am to 3 pm local time.
Time Out
02-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Time Out
NYC Summer Streets is back this month and bigger than ever, with 22 miles of car-free roads
Clear your calendars and dust off your sneakers: NYC Summer Streets is rolling back into town and this year it's stretching further, louder and more joyfully than ever before. Kicking off July 26 and running for five Saturdays across all five boroughs, the citywide celebration will transform more than 22 miles of traffic-jammed roads into a human-powered playground of free fitness classes, live performances, art installations and plenty of icy freebies. In honor of the city's 400th anniversary, this year's edition is doubling down on scale and energy, with more than 400 blocks of car-free bliss. For the first time, you'll be able to walk, bike, jog—or cartwheel—your way from the Brooklyn Bridge to Inwood without seeing a single traffic light turn red. The Manhattan mega-route, open Aug. 2, 9 and 16, includes a Harlem activation along Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Blvd with community programming and live entertainment. The series kicks off July 26 in Queens and Staten Island. Expect waterfront views along Vernon Boulevard and a new Staten Island route on Forest Avenue, complete with giveaways from Coca-Cola, Siggi's yogurt and FIFA's Skyline to Shoreline Tour. On Aug. 23, Brooklyn and the Bronx close out the season with routes along Eastern Parkway and the Grand Concourse, respectively. And if you're the competitive type (or just need a reason to break in your new Hokas), the New York Road Runners Start Line Series is bringing free 2.5-mile and 5K community races to Queens and Brooklyn. Summer Streets will also pack plenty of memorable moments along the route this year—think a giant inflatable soccer darts game from Brooklyn FC, photo ops with larger-than-life NYC letters, slushie samples from mushroom coffee brand RYZE and an interactive sculpture called Collective Bloom that turns your literal energy into art. There's even a 'Grand Lawn' pop-up at Park Avenue and 40th Street courtesy of Grand Central Terminal, complete with lawn games and snacks. Everything's free. It all happens rain or shine. And Citi Bike is even throwing in free 24-hour passes during the events (just use code LYFTSUMMER25).
