Bay Ridge’s 5th Ave. joins Weekend Walks fun
BID seeks to close streets to traffic on 2 nights
The idea of turning commercial thoroughfares into giant, car-free pedestrian plazas for a day has quickly caught on in several neighborhoods in New York City.
In Bay Ridge, a leading business organization is seeking to host its summertime happening and it looking for the city’s permission to temporarily close streets to vehicular traffic.
The Bay Ridge Fifth Avenue Business Improvement District has filed an application with the city’s Department of Transportation (DOT) to take part in DOT’s Weekend Walks program this summer.