Sidewalks as Public Spaces

Sometimes there are blocks in a neighborhood that are "dead" space, with nothing of interest. Here's one at 77th St and Columbus Ave

 















The Columbus Ave  BID transformed it into a street park.

 




 Cost $100,000.  link


There are other dead streets throughout the city that could also be made over like this...

  At 36th Street and 10th Avenue this dead street falls in the Hudson Yards/Hells Kitchen Bid territory





18th Street and 7th Avenue dead street


Live streets can become parks too, as thet did at FIT on 27th st between 7th and 8th avenues