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Heads Up: So Many NYC Streets Are Closed To Car Traffic For Earth Day
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Jen Chung
Published Apr 22, 2017
Modified Apr 22, 2017
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Jen Chung
Published Apr 22, 2017
Modified Apr 22, 2017
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As we've mentioned before, many stretches of New York City are turning into car-free utopias for Earth Day. CitiBike is free today, so here's where you can enjoy walking, biking or having fun (there are a bunch of events, too):
DOT WEEKEND WALKS - MONTAGUE STREET
Brooklyn: 11:30 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Location: Montague Street between Court Street and Pierrepont Place
Closure: Same as locationDOT WEEKEND WALKS - SONGKRAN WEEKEND WALK
Queens: 11:30 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Location: Woodside Avenue between 75th Street and 77th Street
Closure: Same as locationDOT WEEKEND WALKS EARTH DAY SHORE FEST
Queens: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Location: Shore Boulevard between Ditmars Boulevard and Astoria Park South
Closure: Same as locationDOT WEEKEND WALKS LAW DAY
Bronx: noon - 4 p.m.
Location: Eagle Avenue between East 161st Street and East 163rd Street
Closure: Same as locationCAR FREE EARTH DAY 2017
Manhattan: 10 a.m - 4 p.m.
Location: Broadway between 47th Street and 17th Street
Closure: Same as locationCAR FREE DAY 2017
Manhattan: 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Location: St Nicholas Avenue between West 181st Street and West 190th Street
Closure: Same as location
It's gonna be Vanilla Sky-ish!
Besides saying good-bye to traffic for eight hours on Broadway between 17th and 47th Streets, Manhattan's also got the March for Science, plus a Sikh Cultural Society Parade and two street festivals.
MARCH FOR SCIENCE
Manhattan: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Location:
Central Park West between Columbus Circle and 86th Street
61st Street between Central Park West and Broadway
62nd Street between Central Park West and Broadway
64th Street between Central Park West and Broadway
71st Street between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue
72nd Street between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue
Route & Dispersal:
Columbus Circle
Broadway between Columbus Circle and 47th Street
Closure:
Same as locationSIKH CULTURAL SOCIETY PARADE
Manhattan: noon - 6 p.m.
Formation:
36th Street between 5th Avenue and Park Avenue
37th Street between 5th Avenue and Park Avenue
38th Street between 5th Avenue and Park Avenue Route:
Madison Avenue between 38th Street and 23rd Street
Dispersal:
27th Street between 5th Avenue and Park Avenue
Festival:
Madison Avenue between 26th Street and 24th Street
Closure:
Same as locationCHELSEA JEWISH CENTER / ACTORS TEMPLE 6TH AVENUE FESTIVAL
Manhattan: 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Location:
6th Avenue between 23rd Street and 32nd Street
Closure:
Same as location27TH ANNUAL UPPER BROADWAY SPRING FESTIVAL
Manhattan: 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Location:
Broadway between West 110th Street and 116th Street (East Side / Northbound Only) Closure:
Same as location
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Jen Chung
Jen Chung is a former WNYC and Gothamist editor.
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