New York, NY –
Last year’s "Summer Streets" program will expand this year, creating temporary pedestrian parks on streets throughout the five boroughs. Transportation Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan says it will be called "Weekend Walks" and will offer many different activities.
SADIK-KHAN: Whether you want to learn how to ride a bike, whether you want to take a cha-cha lesson, whether you want to learn how to samba, whether you want to do kick boxing – there are all sorts of ways to come out and enjoy what we’ve got on the streets of NY and see the streets of NY in a whole new way.
Last year the city shut down much of Park Ave for three Saturdays in August, and sponsored a smaller-scale version in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.
A Transportation Department spokesman says "Summer Streets" will return to Park Avenue this year, and the other locations, and the exact dates, will be announced soon.
Fred Mogul has been covering healthcare and medicine for WNYC since 2002. His beat takes him to hospitals, community clinics, doctors offices, health agencies, public schools and research labs across the metropolitan area. His work has appeared on NPR and in the New York Times, Time magazine and Philadelphia Inquirer, among others.
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