The popular NYC Summer Streets program returns for the first three Saturdays of August, closing seven miles of Manhattan streets to motorized traffic and turning the car free streets into one long street fair, with water slides, music and more along the route.
From the Brooklyn Bridge to the Upper East Side, Lafayette Streets, Park Avenue and Park Avenue South will be for the exclusive use of bicyclists, joggers and walkers.
This is the 11th annual Summer Streets, growing in popularity each year, with nearly 300,000 people attending last year’s event.
The theme for 2018 is “finding joy in unexpected moments”, which includes activities such as live music performances, walking tours, food stands, a biplane and more..
No cars allowed, 7 AM to 1 PM on August 4, 11 and 18.
Therest stops that double as activity fun zones, and have water refill stations so you keep hydrated.
From South to North, these are some of the highlights:
Summer Streets Foley Square stop
- The popular 165-foot long, 30-foot-high zipline.
Summer Streets Soho stop
- Fitness stage
- Dog park
Summer Streets Astor Place stop
- Clif Kids Park experience at Astor Place, where children under 12 can ride through a custom pump track that mimics what they would find on a mountain bike trail
- Food and beverage sampling zone
Summer Streets Midtown stop
- Bike and skate rentals
- Bike repairs by the experts of the 5 Boros Bicycle Club
- CitiBike experience
- DOT helmet fitting
- Food and beverage sampling zone
Summer Streets Uptown stop
- Art and cultural displays and workshops
- Performance stage
- Historical walking tours in cooperation with the Municipal Arts Society.
You can ride, run or walk in either direction between 72nd Street and Park Avenue and Chambers Street and PAS, car free and carefree.
There’s something happening at each of the rest stops. See the map and list here.
Many city agencies will be participating at Summer Streets 2018, including the NYC Department of Cultural Affairs offering arts and crafts workshops, and the Department of Environmental Protection supplying mobile drinking fountains along the route, among others. The Mayor’s Office of Citywide Event Coordination and Management, NYPD and FDNY also support Summer Streets.
For more information, including a route map and street closure information, visit NYC.gov/SummerStreets.
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