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Vanderbilt Avenue
Location: Vanderbilt Avenue between Atlantic Avenue and Park Place
Hours of operation: Saturdays 12PM–10PM
During its operating season, Vanderbilt Avenue is fully closed to traffic on weekends to create over four acres of temporary public open space for outdoor dining, programming and events, passive and active recreation, and picnicking. Vanderbilt Avenue operates under DOT’s Open Streets program as a Full Closure street. It is one of the largest such volunteer-led Open Streets in New York City, and currently the only one in Brooklyn.
More than 5,000 petition signers support Streets for People in Prospect Heights
Two years ago, we launched a petition to show support for the Open Street on Vanderbilt Ave and the Underhill Bike Boulevard. Within 3 days, thousands of people had signed to voice their support. Years later, the petition continues to thrive, with more than 5,000 signers, the majority of them locals.
Report: Bike counts and the implications for future permanent infrastructure on Vanderbilt Avenue
The Vanderbilt Open Streets program effectively creates a two-way protected bike lane during its operating hours, in an area that is lacking a safe north-south connection, on a key route from north Brooklyn to Prospect Park and beyond. To assess the impact of and demand for a permanent protected cycling route on Vanderbilt Avenue, we counted bike lane users during Open Street operations and compared these with counts on regular weekdays when the Open Street was not operating.
Vanderbilt Avenue needs cones
Preparations for the Open Streets season are in the final stages. Those of you who have walked the avenue recently may have noticed that barriers and equipment are on-site and flyers and posters are going up! But when DOT dropped off the equipment last week, we noticed something odd —
Sign our petition for a fully funded Open Streets program!
We’re only a few days away from the start of the 2025 Open Streets season on Vanderbilt Avenue! The start of the season is always exciting and reminds us why we do the hard work of running the Open Street — the benefits are incredible when it all comes to life!
Open streets organizers, elected officials rally to save popular program
Today Open Streets organizers, elected officials, and advocates gathered on the popular Vanderbilt Open Street to demand the City provide sustainable funding for the Open Streets program. Rally organizers and elected officials are asking the City for a renewed investment in the popular program, totaling $48 million over three years; they warn that without a sustainable funding model, the Open Streets will not survive.
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More than 5,000 petition signers support Streets for People in Prospect Heights
Two years ago, we launched a petition to show support for the Open Street on Vanderbilt Ave and the Underhill Bike Boulevard. Within 3 days, thousands of people had signed to voice their support. Years later, the petition continues to thrive, with more than 5,000 signers, the majority of them locals.
Report: Bike counts and the implications for future permanent infrastructure on Vanderbilt Avenue
The Vanderbilt Open Streets program effectively creates a two-way protected bike lane during its operating hours, in an area that is lacking a safe north-south connection, on a key route from north Brooklyn to Prospect Park and beyond. To assess the impact of and demand for a permanent protected cycling route on Vanderbilt Avenue, we counted bike lane users during Open Street operations and compared these with counts on regular weekdays when the Open Street was not operating.
Vanderbilt Avenue needs cones
Preparations for the Open Streets season are in the final stages. Those of you who have walked the avenue recently may have noticed that barriers and equipment are on-site and flyers and posters are going up! But when DOT dropped off the equipment last week, we noticed something odd —
Sign our petition for a fully funded Open Streets program!
We’re only a few days away from the start of the 2025 Open Streets season on Vanderbilt Avenue! The start of the season is always exciting and reminds us why we do the hard work of running the Open Street — the benefits are incredible when it all comes to life!
Open streets organizers, elected officials rally to save popular program
Today Open Streets organizers, elected officials, and advocates gathered on the popular Vanderbilt Open Street to demand the City provide sustainable funding for the Open Streets program. Rally organizers and elected officials are asking the City for a renewed investment in the popular program, totaling $48 million over three years; they warn that without a sustainable funding model, the Open Streets will not survive.