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Summer Streets is an annual celebration of New York City's most valuable public space – our streets. On select summer Saturdays between 7 am and 3 pm, miles of NYC’s streets are open in both directions for people to play, walk, and bike.
In 2023, Summer Streets expanded to all five boroughs, creating nearly 20 miles of car-free streets. Queens and Staten Island had their events the prior two Saturdays and over the first three Saturdays of August, Open Streets will take place in Manhattan, where a north-south corridor from the Brooklyn Bridge to West 125th Street will be mostly car-free and open to bikers and pedestrians. Along the route, participants can enjoy free activities at various rest stops. Brooklyn and the Bronx will have their event days on August 24.

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The Gramercy House, 235 East 22nd Street
The Gramercy House, 235 East 22nd Street Gramercy Park
The Parkwood, 31 East 28th Street
The Parkwood, 31 East 28th Street Flatiron/Union Square
222 Park Avenue South
222 Park Avenue South Flatiron/Union Square
Snug Harbor, 303 Mercer Street
Snug Harbor, 303 Mercer Street Greenwich Village
Georgetown Plaza, 60 East 8th Street
Georgetown Plaza, 60 East 8th Street Greenwich Village
Summer Streets 2022. Photo courtesy of the NYC Department of Transportation on Flickr
The event promotes healthy recreation and encourages New Yorkers to use more sustainable forms of transportation. With the support of Lyft and Citi, Citi Bike is offering free day passes during Summer Streets. Riders can enjoy unlimited 30-minute rides on classic Citi Bikes by entering the promo code CITISUMMER24 on the “Daypass” tab of the Citi Bike app.
Slowly but surely, New York is improving its public realm for pedestrians and cyclists, whilst becoming more of a headache for drivers. With a growing network of bike lanes, the convenience of Citi Bike, and an extensive (albeit filthy) subway system, the city ranks among the best places in the country to live without a car. Plus, with our commuter rail, bus, and ferry services, along with vibrant commercial streets filled with local businesses; walkable neighborhoods abound in Manhattan, Brooklyn, and the Bronx.
Broadway in SoHo
Being one of the nation's oldest cities, New York's high population density allows for an abundance of car-free access to shops, restaurants, iconic landmarks, and beloved parks. Taking a leisurely stroll is one of the city's few cheap pleasures. In Manhattan, subway stations are typically just a 10 or 15-minute walk away, while older neighborhoods in the outer boroughs, like Brownstone Brooklyn, offer similar accessibility.
According to the Seattle-based company Walk Score, New York is the 2nd most walkable large city in the U.S., with an overall score of 88.0, only behind much smaller San Francisco with a score of 88.7. The company was founded in 2007 and its mission is to promote walkable neighborhoods - and by walkable they mean how many errands and daily functions can be performed within a quarter of a mile without using a car. The score also considers the pedestrian friendliness of an area by analyzing population density and road metrics such as block length and intersection density. Visit their website to learn more about the index and its methodology.
https://www.walkscore.com/how-it-works/
Below is a compilation of Walk Score's 12 most "walkable" neighborhoods in New York City. It's no surprise that the metrics show many of the city's oldest and most densely populated neighborhoods rank near the top. Sadly, such vibrant areas have become so rare around the country, that new residents must pay a premium to live in them. Each neighborhood is paired with an active listing with an upcoming open house.

Listings with Open Houses in NYC's Most "Walkable" Neighborhoods According to Walk Score

565 Broome SoHo, #S8C (Compass)

286 Spring Street, #PENTHOUSE (Corcoran Group)


260 West 10th Street, #3E (The Agency Brokerage)

92 Horatio Street, #2G (Compass)


The Broad Exchange Building, #9J (Reuveni LLC)

75 Wall Street, #37D (Platinum Properties)

176 Broadway, #9BC (Serhant LLC)

The Morse Building, #10B (Corcoran Group)


The Peter Warren Cooperative, #LH (The Agency Brokerage)

Randall House, #12O (Douglas Elliman Real Estate)

Snug Harbor, #A104 (Corcoran Group)

Georgetown Plaza, #23K (Keller Williams NYC)


The Peter James, #12B (Corcoran Group)
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237 East 17th Street, #520 (Compass)

Coda Condominium, #7H (Compass)

The Gramercy House, #10i (Leven Real Estate)

The Tower at Gramercy Square, #8D (Douglas Elliman Real Estate)


19 Bond Street, #4A (Nest Seekers LLC)

710 Broadway, #10 (Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices New York Properties)


118 Suffolk Street, #3B (The Agency Brokerage)

One Manhattan Square, #25K (Douglas Elliman Real Estate)


The Ascot, #11F (Corcoran Group)

Huys, #6E (Douglas Elliman Real Estate)

212 Fifth Avenue, #16B (Elegran LLC)


222 Park Avenue South, #7D (Brown Harris Stevens Residential Sales LLC)

The Parkwood, #2E (Compass)


199 Chrystie Street, #4N (Douglas Elliman Real Estate)

Blue, #PH (Compass)


285 Lafayette Street, #2D (Brown Harris Stevens Residential Sales LLC)

285 Lafayette Street, #3E (Corcoran Group)


The Police Building, #2K (Douglas Elliman Real Estate)

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