By Carol Tannenhauser
Here’s the schedule for Sunday’s Open Streets on Columbus Avenue between West 68th Street and West 77th Street. “Fire Hydrant Sprinklers” sound perfect for a heat wave! Thanks to the Columbus Avenue BID for sending.
FEATURED:
12PM to 7PM
Fire Hydrant Sprinklers!
Between 71st and 72nd Streets AND 74th and 75th Streets
12PM to 2PM
Music by Jiire Smith
Columbus Ave between 76th and 77th Streets
12PM to 4PM
FREE Watson Adventures Photo Challenge Sampler Scavenger Hunt
For over two decades, Watson Adventures has been running scavenger hunts throughout NYC and beyond. On this 30-minute photo challenge family game, you will sample some of their photo challenges!
Columbus Ave between 75th and 76th Streets
1PM to 4PM
Eric Paulin Jazz Quartet
1PM to 2PM | between 73rd and 74th Streets
2PM to 3PM | between 72nd and 73rd Streets
3PM to 4PM | between 76th and 77th Streets
2PM to 4PM
Ben Hits Drums & Friends Jazz Trio
Columbus Ave at 69th Street
4PM
Theater Performance:
Princess and the Pea by Galli Theater NY
Columbus Ave between 71st and 72nd Streets
MORE FUN ON THE AVE:
11AM to 5PM
FREE One-on-One Assisted Stretching Demos with StretchLab
330 Columbus Ave, between 75th and 76th Streets
11:30PM to 12:30PM
Chess Max Academy @ Open Streets
Free chess skills assessment by a Chess Master!
*stay tuned for details on our Open Streets chess tournament later this summer!
Columbus Ave between 70th and 71st Streets
12PM to 4PM
Arts and Crafts at PaperSource
309 Columbus Ave, between 74th and 75th Streets
ASSET Riviera Sunday
Special beach brunch menu in addition to regular brunch menu
Live Music 1PM to 4PM
329 Columbus Ave, between 75th and 76th Streets
Live Music at Manny’s Bistro
12PM to 2PM | Guitarist Michael Potter
3PM to 5:30PM | Victor Neufeld Jazz Party
225 Columbus Ave, between 70th and 71st Streets
Live Music at Il Violino Trattoria Italiana
1PM to 6:30PM | Rudolph McBean
189 Columbus Ave between 68th and 69th Streets
5PM to 8PM
Happy Hour at Ella Social & Covacha
Ella Social | 249 Columbus Ave
Covacha | 368 Columbus Ave
ALL DAY
PICKLEBALL, Chalk Art, Cornhole, Giant Jenga, and more!
Various locations along Columbus Ave between 68th and 77th Streets
“Why do we allow cars here, ever?”
Because it’s a street. And streets exist to get people and things from one place to another. That was their purpose when they were mapped in 1811, well before the car was invented. And from that day forward, people used the streets to get things and people around, some for hire and some with their personal horses. And in the day of the horse and streetcar? The streets were more dangerous than they are now and pollution (in the form of manure) was worse.
And yes, Virginia, as long as a street is open, buses and trucks and taxis and other for hire vehicles will use it, and if that’s happening then sorry, chalk art and juggling will have to be done elsewhere.
Isn’t the better question “why do the anti-car advocates focus their ire on cars, as opposed to other forms of transport that everyone understands will not – indeed can not – be eliminated; and which will necessitate the continued use of streets for the purpose which streets were created?
“Streets exist to get people and things from one place to another.” I couldn’t agree more. My question is why we dedicate two lanes of every street for parking instead of bike or bus lanes that would actually move people from one place to another?
“as long as a street is open, buses and trucks and taxis and other for hire vehicles will use it”
Yes that’s why they had to close it.
It’s one thing to close an avenue for a weekend afternoon and quite another to question why that a street should ever be open to cars.
Thank you, Paul. Well said, well argued.
As we know incredibly hot day…. and some unfortunate folks were searching for the bus – which of course is not running on Columbus due to “open streets”
Who would ever thought NYC would sacrific core mass tranit for entertainment, especially on a street one block from Central Park and near other small parks, playgrounds
Thank you lin.
I love how peaceful Columbus ave is without all the noise and pollution from all the cars and trucks
central park too is peaceful, go there, no pollution and noise, all for you
It’s not quiet from 77th and north, with traffic and horn-honking from all the soon-to-be-diverted cars.
Is the noise pollution really materially different from the status quo? Maybe we should extend open streets further up next year!
This city needs cars, Manhattan is the nucleus of a large metro area. It’s not a feudal manor as much as progressives want it to be.
78% of Manhattan residents disagree with your statement. No vote needed.
https://edc.nyc/article/new-yorkers-and-their-cars#:~:text=Ownership%20is%20lowest%20in%20Manhattan,83%20percent%20of%20all%20households.
I know right, facts always get in the way.