The people will take over Park Ave. for three successive Saturdays during annual Summer Streets program (photo by twi-ny/mdr)
Brooklyn Bridge to the top of Central Park
Saturday, August 7, 14, 21, 7:00 am – 1:00 pm
Admission: free
www.nyc.gov
Encouraging more New Yorkers to bike, jog, skate, and walk instead of using cars in the city, the third annual Summer Streets program returns for the next three Saturdays, closing several byways — primarily all of Park Ave. — to vehicular traffic between the Brooklyn Bridge and Central Park. The route features rest stops in Foley Square, SoHo, Midtown, and Uptown that will be hosting live entertainment and special activities, including dance classes, Dumpster pools, the New York Rangers Road Tour, the New York Knicks Groove Truck, tours of St. Bart’s, exercise classes, free bike rentals and repairs, Fringe Festival theater workshops, yoga, mini-concerts, and much more. It’s all part of the city’s continuing greening and health initiatives, but whatever the reason, it’s really cool to see Park Ave. cleared of cars, trucks, and buses on a summer Saturday morning.