NYC ‘Cool Streets’ Program Marred By Danger: Cars

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By Adam LightJul 20, 2020, 7:24 pm233 pts
Hot damn! The city’s “Cool Streets” program — which launched Monday with just 16 blocks as car-free play streets with open fire hydrants for kids — is functionally useless, a Streetsblog spot check reveals. What it lacks in cooling, it more than makes up for by asking children to go out and play in…

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