Posted on 05/09/2026 8:06:04 PM PDT by CondoleezzaProtege
New York City Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani and New York City Department of Transportation (NYC DOT) Commissioner Mike Flynn today unveiled design concepts to put the ‘park’ back in Park Avenue...
The proposed redesign would expand the avenue’s median, add pedestrian enhancements, seating and landscaping, and explore potential bike lanes and innovative streetscape amenities. The project area sits directly above the Grand Central Terminal train shed, which is undergoing a major capital rehabilitation by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA)’s Metro-North Railroad.
As the MTA replaces and waterproofs the structure below, the City is advancing a parallel effort to transform the avenue above — aligning infrastructure renewal with a broader vision for public space shaped by community input.
“With this new redesign, we are putting the ‘Park’ back into Park Avenue and upgrading Midtown Manhattan by providing residents and visitors alike with more usable public space,” said Mayor Mamdani. “Our city’s public spaces must better serve the public, and my administration has made this a priority through bold infrastructure investments and street redesigns. Working together with our partners across the City and State, we will ensure that New York City’s streets are the envy of the world.”
The concepts were developed through extensive community engagement, including a public survey, stakeholder interviews, workshops and meetings with community boards and local organizations.
The train shed rehabilitation is part of the MTA’s 2025–2029 capital plan. The agency is coordinating construction with nearby development projects in East Midtown.
(Excerpt) Read more at nyc.gov ...
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I think, this is the part of the road diet the lefties are pushing on us.
Reduce traffic lanes so we get such a traffic jams that people would give up driving.
They are cutting on lanes, including bus and bike lanes, or closing roads altogether.
This project would obviously took few lanes our of Park Avenue.
Unbelievable, the city is running a $17 billion deficit and these morons want to decorate.
Yes, get rid of easy car/truck access. Close down all of those shops that must have deliveries.
Basically, turn it into a walk thru a graveyard.
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