Mayor de Blasio has scrapped New York City's street-closure program, for a collection of spurious and contradictory reasons. JDavidsonNYC writes
Canceled before it even took hold. Photo: John Lamparski/Getty Images We’re committed to keeping our readers informed.
Today is one of those heartbreakingly beautiful spring days, when the air is silken and trees are haloed in golden green. It is also dangerous. New Yorkers are aching to get outdoors, and when they do, they will encounter others. The anti-car mantra — You’re not in traffic; you are traffic — now applies to people on foot.
The odd thing about this choreography of hygiene is that it doesn’t have to be so complex. Right on the other side of the bags, the scaffolding, the hydrants, and the curb lies a vast, empty river of asphalt where pedestrians could comfortably unclump. Ambulances and trucks ply the arteries, and drivers occasionally whip by at unconscionable speeds, as if the pandemic granted them license to kill.
On March 27, the de Blasio administration launched an open-streets pilot program: a handful of blocks on four streets, for a total of 1.5 miles. Yesterday, he scrapped the idea, for a collection of spurious and contradictory reasons. It rained, so nobody showed up. But lots of people might show up, and then the cops would have to break up groups that refused to distance, as they do in parks.
South Africa Latest News, South Africa Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Ben Affleck Buying Ana De Armas A Sports Car For Her Birthday?Is Ben Affleck buying Ana de Armas a sports car? A tabloid article this week says so, but it's not true. Gossip Cop can debunk it.
Read more »
Divina de Campo's Self-Isolation Playlist: ListenFilled with everything from campy, smash-hit pop songs, to quiet indie jams, de Campo says she wanted to give her fans a range of emotions to listen to on her quarantine playlist.
Read more »
How Karla Martinez de Salas Got to the Top of the 'Vogue' Mexico and Latin America MastheadShe talks her career in editorial, her move to Mexico City and the Latin American designers catching her eye right now.
Read more »
Jared Kushner, facing backlash over his role in the pandemic response, gets unexpected praise from de Blasio'I want to give a special thanks to the President and to Jared Kushner,' de Blasio said during a coronavirus update.
Read more »