Mayor Eric Adams Announces 2023 NYC Summer Streets Coming To All 5 Boros Including Queens Vernon B'lvd In Long Island City Right Across From The Roosevelt Island Bridge - Fill Out Survey To Be Featured As Part Of Summer Streets Program

New York City Mayor Eric Adams submitted the op-ed article below to local NYC community media including Roosevelt Islander Online. According to Mayor Eric Adams:

In New York City, our streets aren’t just streets. They are where we walk, eat, play, and come together as one city. As mayor, I am committed to reclaiming our streets for everyone to enjoy safely. New Yorkers shouldn’t have to travel to Europe to experience open summer streets. We have them right here in our own backyard. And this summer we are expanding Summer Streets to all five boroughs.

On five Saturdays in July and August, from 7am to 1pm, select streets will be open to pedestrians citywide. New Yorkers will be able to enjoy outdoor activities with their neighbors, all car free. And now they can enjoy Summer Streets in their own borough for the first time.

Last year, we added two miles, brought the program to East Harlem, and brought back the third Saturday of Summer Streets. This year, we are bringing Summer Streets to all five boroughs and doubling the overall size of the program to 20 miles of streets citywide. And we’re continuing to grow in Manhattan, bringing Summer Streets all the way up to 125th Street in Harlem for the first time.

We are opening major corridors like Eastern Parkway and Grand Concourse even further with this bold approach.

Summer Streets will take place in Queens on July 29th, on Vernon Boulevard between 44 Drive and 30 Drive.

Staten Islanders can also enjoy Summer Streets on July 29th, along Richmond Terrace, between York Avenue and Bard Avenue.

Manhattan will see three weekends of Summer Streets, on August 5th, 12th & 19th, from Brooklyn Bridge to West 125 Street.

In Brooklyn, New Yorkers can enjoy Summer Streets on the 26th of August, along Eastern Parkway between Grand Army Plaza and Buffalo Avenue.

And Summer Streets in the boogie down Bronx will also take place on the 26th of August, along Grand Concourse, between East Tremont Avenue and Mosholu Parkway.

We also want to hear from organizations and performers who may be interested in being featured as part of the program this summer. Organizations can visit and fill out a survey to be part of Summer Streets.

We are bringing joy back to New York City streets. New Yorkers can also enjoy expanded Open Streets at nearly 160 locations across the city, as well as 400,000 square feet of new, permanent pedestrian space that we have added over the past year. That’s in addition to the new public spaces we are building every day and in every borough. And we are making history by opening up new street space to pedestrians. In December, we opened 5th Avenue to people for the first time in more than 50 years. And I am proud that we are making history once again by bringing Summer Streets to New Yorkers in every borough.

Summer is a time for everyone — no matter where you live, how old you are, or how much money you make — to come together and relax. On Summer Streets, you can walk, run, play, dance, ride a bike, cool off in mists and sprinklers, paint a picture, get a temporary tattoo, appreciate art, join a dance party, or just take a selfie. It will be lots of fun — and we will be reducing traffic congestion, greenhouse gases and air pollution at the same time.

Happy summer, and I look forward to seeing you on a Summer Street.

The Queens Summer Streets festivities will take place on Vernon B'lvd including right across from the Roosevelt Island Bridge.

According to the NYC Department of Transportation: 

Summer Streets 2023 will be here before we know it! NYC DOT invites interested organizations and performers to submit proposals to host activities, demonstrations, workshops, fitness classes, dance and musical performances and other programming at rest stops and stages along Summer Streets event routes. Summer Streets will take place this year on Saturdays between 7 am to 1 pm. DOT will work with organizations and performers to accommodate requests while ensuring we offer a great mix of activities at each location and date. 

Click here if you're a Roosevelt Island organization or performer wishing to participate in the July 29 NYC Summer Streets next door on Vernon B'lvd in Long Island City Queens.

You can view maps of the routes at https://t.co/QXrtVBCRtS

On 7/29, #SummerStreets will be on Vernon Blvd in #Queens from 44th Dr to 30th Dr, and on Richmond Terr #OnStatenIsland, from York Ave to Bard Ave. pic.twitter.com/lcqsDQq2nI

— NYC DOT (@NYC_DOT) June 12, 2023