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Brooklyn’s Open Streets Expose Tensions In Gentrifying Neighborhoods

The city's Open Streets program , in which streets are closed off to vehicular traffic to create space for pedestrians and local businesses, began last year as a slapdash attempt to provide pandemic-safe breathing room and has since evolved into a ma

But some car-driving Brooklynites are apparently unhappy with the change.

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An Open Street on Berry Street in Williamsburg. (Image: DOT) The city's Open Streets program , in which streets are closed off to vehicular traffic to create space for pedestrians and local businesses, began last year as a slapdash attempt to provide pandemic-safe breathing room and has since evolved [...]




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