What you should know
- This Saturday, April 22, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., the annual event returns Open Streets: Car-Free Earth Day, a date on which more than 100 streets are closed to pedestrians only and without vehicles. The program is organized by the city’s Department of Transportation.
- The programming includes activities, workshops and presentations in the streets open to the public. Dance and music, classes, games, educational workshops and more. Additionally, the show is performed in select locations across the city to promote activism and education around climate change, sustainability, and other relevant issues.
- With the support of Lyft, Citi Bike will offer unlimited free 30-minute rides today. All cyclists can take advantage of the offer using promo code CARFREE23 in the Citi Bike app.
NEW YORK – New York City will once again celebrate Earth Day in a special way.
And it is this Saturday, April 22, from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., that the annual event returns Open Streets: Car-Free Earth Day, a date on which more than 100 streets are closed to pedestrians only and without vehicles. The program is organized by the city’s Department of Transportation.
The programming includes activities, workshops and presentations in the streets open to the public. Dance and music, classes, games, educational workshops and more. Additionally, the show is performed in select locations across the city to promote activism and education around climate change, sustainability, and other relevant issues.
First release in 2016Open Streets: Car-Free Earth Day originally converted some Manhattan streets to public plazas and car-free streets for pedestrians, cyclists, and local businesses.
Open Streets Car Free Earth Day has expanded to locations across all five boroughs, connecting Open Streets, plazas and accessing more than 1,000 miles of New York City’s bike network. City agencies and community organizations offer roadside environmental programs to promote activism and education around climate change, sustainability and other relevant issues.
Free Citi Bike for 30 minutes
With the support of Lyft, Citi Bike will offer unlimited free 30-minute rides today. All cyclists can take advantage of the offer using promo code CARFREE23 in the Citi Bike app.
Streets open to pedestrians (no cars) and activities
There are currently 31 locations across the city participating in Car-Free Earth Day. There are seven exclusive locations and twenty-four Open Street locations across the five boroughs.
exclusive locations
- Willis Avenue: El Bronx
- Troutman Street: Brooklyn
- Dyckman Street: Manhattan
- Avenue Saint-Nicolas: Manhattan
- Broadway: Manhattan
- Woodside Avenue
- 76 Street at 79 Street, Queens.
- Con Thai community United States
- Minthorne Street
The Bronx
- Jennings Street:
- Jennings Street from Prospect Avenue to Chisolm Street in the Bronx.
- With the Caldwell, Inc.
brooklyn
- Beverly Road Open Street
- Beverly Road to East 2 Street to Church Avenue, Brooklyn.
- With the city’s Department of Transportation.
- Graham Avenue South Open street
- Graham Avenue from Scholes Street to Meserole Street, Brooklyn.
- With Pizzette LLC.
- Vanderbilt Avenue Open Street
manhattan
- 115th Street Open Street (Park Avenue)
- Cooper Square Plaza (Cooper Square)
- Forsyth Street Open Street
queens
- 141st street open street
- 141st Street from 109th Avenue to Lakewood Avenue, Queens.
- Con Chae Corporation
- 21st Street Plaza Beach
- 21 Street Beach from Mott Avenue to Cornaga Avenue, Queens
- With REMA 4 US, INC.
For more information, go here.