New York City's longstanding tradition of making some streets car-free for a number of weeks each summer is back.
It's called Summer Streets and for those unfamiliar, we get to enjoy them for two more Saturdays, Aug. 13 and 20. On those days only, from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. you can ride your bicycle, with your entire family or no one in tow, from the Brooklyn Bridge all the way up to 109th Street in East Harlem without having to worry about Manhattan traffic impairing your ride or your person.
No, you can't choose any uptown street. But you do have options -- Lafayette Street and Park Avenue. It's quite a sight to see the otherwise intensely busy 8-mile stretch of Manhattan turned into an 8-mile-long park for people to play, run, walk and bike, even if it's only for half a day. Learn more about Summer Streets and see the full list of street closures below.
Which Streets Close for Summer Streets in Manhattan?
Cars are banned here during the Summer Street hours:
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- Centre Street between Brooklyn Bridge exit and Reade Street
- Lafayette Street between Reade Street and East10th Street
- Kenmare Street between Lafayette Street and Cleveland Place
- Cleveland Place between Kenmare Street and Lafayette Street
- Cooper Square between Astor Place and 4th Avenue
- 4th Avenue between Astor Place and East15th Street
- Union Square East between East 15th Street and East 17th Street
- Park Avenue South between East 17th Street and East 32nd Street
- Park Avenue between East 32nd Street and East 109th Street
- Viaduct between East 40th Street and East 46thStreet
Rest stops:
- Centre Street between Reade Street and Worth Street
- Astor Place between Broadway and 4th Avenue
- 4th Avenue between Astor Place and 9th Street
- East 8th Street between Broadway and 4th Avenue
- East 26th Street between Madison Avenue and Lexington Avenue
- East 27th Street between Madison Avenue and Lexington Avenue
- East 51st Street between Madison Avenue and Lexington Avenue
- East 81st Street between Madison Avenue and Lexington Avenue
- East 109th Street between Madison Avenue and Lexington Avenue