Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and Department of Transportation (DOT) Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan today announced Summer Streets, a new City program that will temporarily open a 6.9 mile car-free route from the Brooklyn Bridge to 72nd Street. Featuring connections to Central Park and other open spaces, Summer Streets will give New Yorkers unprecedented access to the streets for exercise and exploration from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. on three consecutive Saturdays in August, the 9th, 16th and 23rd. Major cross-town streets will remain open for vehicles that need to cross the route. The Mayor and Commissioner Sadik-Khan were joined at the announcement by Parks & Recreation Commissioner Adrian Benepe, Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer, Lance Armstrong and David Byrne.
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Thats so sick.....me and my crew gotta check that out on one of those days. we all work together, I hope we can all get the day off....prob not, dangit. Yay Bloomburg!!!
This sounds really cool man. Yea someone should set something up and just have a big skate session, Any nice hills btw?
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Since the new evo has the green graphic, does that mean the board will go faster? I heard they used a lighter paint, which makes the board lighter and faster?:-k
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this is what happens when you od on acid twice a day for life
how big are those hills cuz that definetly sounds like somthin i wana go to!!
Can't tell if you're being sarcastic so I'll just reply as if you're for real . . .
The route that they're closing to traffic is pretty flat. A little up and down, but nothing more than the cruzer hills that are typical in most of the city. I think you can expect it to be crowded with peds, bikes, dogwalkers, kids and assorted parading kooks (this is NYC son!). The "greenway" along river is totally flat, and bike-path narrow. Central Park has some small hills, but nothing worth traveling for, and it's open to riders (and closed to traffic) everyday anyhow.
Should be a fun enough cruise, but speed isn't what this is about.
If you really want the the NYC experience, come down for the Broadway Bomb in the fall - - You could die!
NYC August Skate Daze!
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