Summer Streets started

Summer Streets is an annual event organized during the month of August in the streets of New York City since 2008. from commissioner of New York City Department of Transportation Janette Sadik-Khan under the mayoralty of Michael Bloomberg, as part of a broader plan to reduce car traffic and encourage walking and biking as a mode of transportation in New York City.

Every Saturday in August, over 400 blocks of streets (including Park Avenue and Lafayette Street in Manhattan between 109th Street and Brooklyn Bridge) are open for walkers, runners, and cyclists and closed for motor vehicles. The event alternates between boroughs every weekend and features street performers, water stations, free bike rentals and helmets, free bike repair, and other giveaways from corporate sponsors. The event attracted 300,000 people in 2022.