NYC School Streets
Street Lab works with schools in New York City to transform adjacent streets into temporary pedestrian spaces that support the health, safety, and happiness of kids, families, and residents. School streets provide dynamic new space for community-building, after-school activities, and learning outside school walls.
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School Streets are officially NYC DOT Open Streets. Street Lab is committed to helping schools and other organizations create successful NYC Open Streets through our Open Streets Development process.
Examples of what Street Lab brings to NYC School Streets…
Recess and physical activity
Outdoor performances for families and community
Pick-up times with learning activities for kids and families
Cooling stations that allow kids to cool off in high heat
Outdoor lunch!
Outdoor learning
Outdoor classrooms
Clubs that involve kids in creating the School Street
Room to move and choose your own adventure
Climate action days
Professional development for teachers about School Streets
“The open streets have created a space for us to thrive as a community here at PS32, while we celebrate health, wellness, and one another! ….You can see, hear and feel the joy that has been created! And the best part is—we created it and can keep on creating it!”
BronxNet covers one of several Open Streets that Street Lab helped create next to NYC schools in 2022
Look back at our work with NYC School Streets:
Kids Take the Streets
Opening up a street for play is a powerful way to get kids engaged in improving their neighborhood. Street Lab is piloting new Open Streets with five public schools in the Bronx and Brooklyn, and extraordinary results are already coming in—students are now leading the...
Creating a safe place to celebrate Halloween on the street in the Bronx
On Halloween, Street Lab hosted a special Open Streets event on Jackson Avenue in the Bronx as part of the NYC Dept. of Transportation's “Trick-or-Streets” celebration, which created nearly 100 safe streets for communities to gather and celebrate citywide. Located...
Creating Open Streets next to NYC Public Schools
Since Fall 2021, Street Lab has worked with seven public schools in the Bronx and Queens to pilot and launch Open Streets adjacent to the schools as part of our New Public Space initiative with the NYC Department of Transportation. Temporarily opening streets to...
