Williamsburg, Brooklyn Heights seek repeat of car-free street
Car-free street weekends may return to Brooklyn this summer, the Daily News has learned.
Civic and business associations in Williamsburg and Brooklyn Heights have applied for city permits to repeat last year’s successful projects that limited car traffic to through streets along a several-block stretch of two shopping corridors.
“Last year really helped calm down Bedford Ave. There were no taxis honking; people stuck around for a while rather than just rushing to a subway,” said Michael Freedman-Schmapp, co-chairman of Neighbors Allied for Good Growth, a Williamsburg group.
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