Summer Streets 2019: 7 Miles Of NYC Roads Are Car-Free Saturday

MANHATTAN, NY — Get ready for seven miles worth of Manhattan's streets to be completely pedestrianized.

The city's annual Summer Streets 2019 programming will shut down seven miles of streets to motor vehicles, opening them up to pedestrians on Saturday from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m.

From the Brooklyn Bridge at Chambers Street, running north of Lafayette Street to Park Avenue all the way to Central Park, the streets will be open to people.

The lengthy corridor running north-to-south of Manhattan will be open for people to play, run, walk and bike during that six hour period August 10 and 17. Last Saturday, August 3 was the kick-off.

The 12th annual #SummerStreets is nearly here!
Park Ave goes #carfree for nearly 7 miles between #BrooklynBridge & Central Park on 8/3, 8/10 & 8/17 (7AM-1PM) with 5 rest stops & tons of free activities for everyone!https://t.co/aAQf6ppWId

Baby Soda Jazz band in Foley Sq pic.twitter.com/FN6G5KnrtH
— Summer Streets (@SummerStreets) July 23, 2019

Five rest stops are slotted on the way — at Foley Square, SoHo, Astor Place, Midtown at 25th Street and Uptown at 51st Street. The rest stops will be fitted with activities, from a rock wall and zipline to a dance festival and city picnic area. Activities vary depending on time and date, which you can read more information about here.

Summer Streets 2019 is seeking volunteers for the event. Volunteers must be at least 16 years of age.

The annual celebration encourages New Yorkers to use more sustainable modes of transportation, according to the Summer Streets website. Some 300,000 people participated last year.

See below for a map of the event:

Here's the city's Department of Transportation teaser for the annual pedestrian take-over: