Mayor de Blasio says NYC will create 40 MILES of open streets in the next month to make social distancing easier for pedestrians – three days after he panned a similar ‘unsafe’ proposal

New York City is preparing to open up to 100 miles of streets to offer New Yorkers more space to social distance outside as coronavirus lockdown measures continue. Mayor Bill de Blasio made the announcement on Monday, just days after he and other city officials cautioned against a proposal to open up streets to pedestrians, saying it could not be done safely in a city as dense as New York. But in his latest news conference, de Blasio said the City Council had come forward with a vision for opening up more streets that alleviates concerns by the city’s Police Department. ‘Over the next month, we will create a minimum of 40 miles of open streets. And as the crisis continues, the goal is to get up to 100 miles,’ de Blasio said. He said the city would focus on streets in and around parks, where officials expect many people to congregate as the weather gets warmer. Scroll down for video New York City is preparing to open up to 100 miles of streets to offer New Yorkers more space to social distance outside as coronavirus lockdown measures continue. Pictured: People wearing protective masks walk through Central Park on Sunday New… Read full this story

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