Manhattan's Summer Streets 2025 Event Will Result in Street Closures Along Its Entire Length. View the Closure Details Here.
In 2025, the New York City Summer Streets program is set to make a significant expansion, covering all five boroughs over five consecutive Saturdays. This unique event, which transforms city streets into shared spaces for movement, culture, and creativity, will take place from 7 am to 3 pm each day.
The schedule for the 2025 edition is as follows:
- July 26: Queens and Staten Island
- August 2, 9, 16: Manhattan
- August 23: Brooklyn and The Bronx
This year's program promises to be the largest yet, celebrating NYC's 400th anniversary by opening over 400 blocks of car-free space. Activities include group bike rides, run-and-walk events, free cultural programs, performances, fitness classes, interactive art, and giveaways. Citi Bike day passes sponsored by Lyft are available with a special promo code to encourage biking.
Manhattan will host three Saturdays of events, featuring extensive car-free street space, cultural performances, and fitness offerings. Queens and Staten Island will kick off the program with free outdoor activities and community events on July 26. The program concludes with Brooklyn and The Bronx on August 23, continuing the theme of open streets with family-friendly activities, art, and exercise options.
Additional context: Mayor Adams' administration is also enhancing outdoor public space access citywide in 2025 through initiatives like “We Outside Summer” and “Schoolyards to Playgrounds” to complement Summer Streets by opening more green spaces and schoolyards to the public during summer.
The Summer Streets program is a city initiative that shuts down streets to vehicle traffic and opens them to pedestrians and bikers on select Saturdays during the season. The following streets are included in the 2025 program:
- Worth Street (entire length)
- West 155th Street (entire length)
- East 86th Street between 3rd Avenue and East End Avenue
- East 76th Street between 3rd Avenue and York Avenue
- 86th Street Transverse
- Reade Street (entire length)
- Broome Street between Chrystie Street and Hudson Street
- West 179th Street (entire length)
- Manhattan Bridge
- 42nd Street (entire length)
- 57th Street (entire length)
- East 54th Street between 3rd Avenue and Sutton Place South
- York Avenue (entire length)
- West 120th Street between Riverside Drive and Morningside Drive
- Chambers Street between West Street and Centre Street
- East 72nd Street between 3rd Avenue and York Avenue
- East 60th Street between 3rd Avenue and 2nd Avenue
- Park Avenue, north of 125 Street, and most adjacent avenues
- East 84th Street between 3rd Avenue and East End Avenue
- East 37th Street between 3rd Avenue and 2nd Avenue
- 9th Street between 6th Avenue and Avenue A
- West 165th Street between Riverside Drive and Edgecombe Avenue
- East Houston Street between 2nd Avenue and Bowery
- The area bounded by 59th Street on the North, 23rd Street on the South, 5th Avenue on the East, and 6th Avenue on the West
- 66th Street (entire length)
- Centre Street/Federal Plaza between Brooklyn Bridge Exit and Worth Street
- East 85th Street between 3rd Avenue and East End Avenue
- 30th Street (entire length)
- 4th Avenue between East 9th Street and East 14th Street
- 110th Street/Tito Puente Way/Central Park North/Cathedral Parkway (entire length)
- The area bounded by East 116th Street on the North, East 8th Street on the South, 3rd Avenue on the East, and 5th Avenue on the West
- Riverside Drive (entire length)
- 65th Street (entire length)
- West 141st Street between Riverside Drive and Lenox Avenue/Malcom X Boulevard
- 14th Street (entire length)
- East 53rd Street between 3rd Avenue and Sutton Place South
- Amsterdam Avenue (entire length)
- West 168th Street (entire length)
- West 86th Street between Riverside Drive and Central Park West/West 86th Street Transverse
- Lafayette Street between Worth Street and 4th Avenue/East 9th Street
- East 50th Street between 3rd Avenue and Beekman Place
- The area bounded by East 8th Street on the North, Park Row on the South, Cooper Square / Bowery / Chatham Square / Park Row on the East, and Broadway on the West
- The area bounded by East 125th Street on the North, Central Park North on the South, Lenox Avenue on the East, and Frederick Douglass Boulevard on the West
- 34th Street (entire length)
- Kenmare Street between Lafayette Street and Cleveland Place
- West 81st Street Transverse/ 79th Street Transverse
- West 178th Street (entire length)
- Park Avenue between East 32nd Street and East 109th Street, including the viaduct between East 40th Street and East 46th Street
- West 181st Street (entire length)
- West 145th Street between Riverside Drive and West 145th Street Bridge/Harlem River Swing Bridge
- 125th Street/Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Boulevard (entire length)
- East 59th Street between 3rd Avenue and York Avec
- East 78th Street between 3rd Avenue and FDR Drive
- Duke Ellington/Frawley Circle
- Summer Streets 2025 continues in Manhattan on August 9 and 16, followed by Brooklyn and the Bronx on August 23.
Please note that some streets may be closed on Saturdays during Summer Streets at the NYPD's discretion. For more information, visit the NYC Department of Transportation's website.
[1] New York City Summer Streets 2025
[2] NYC Summer Streets 2025
[3] Summer Streets 2025 Expands to All Five Boroughs
[4] Mayor Adams Announces New Outdoor Public Space Initiatives
- In 2025, the extensive New York City Summer Streets program will not only include sports and fitness events, but also broke news about politics as Mayor Adams' administration is enhancing outdoor public space access citywide.
- Alongside breaking news, the lifestyle sector is also set to flourish during Summer Streets 2025, with home-and-garden activities and travel-related events planned for all five boroughs.
- As part of the summer celebrations, news about culture and arts will dominate the agenda, with free performances, interactive art, and run-and-walk events scheduled across the city.
