
Thursday, September 17, 2020
2:00pm-6:00pm
West End Avenue between 88-94th Streets, Manhattan
PARK(ing) Day is an annual international event where residents, artists and activists collaborate to temporarily transform curbside parking spots into public spaces. Activations often take the form of creating temporary parklets for community use and providing opportunities for art and civic engagement. The mission of these happenings is to call attention to the importance of urban open space and generate a dialogue about the benefits of public green space to elevate the health and quality of urban life for the surrounding neighborhood.
ASLA-NY and CCNY Student Chapter are teaming up with the NYC Public Design Commission, American Planning Association New York Metro (APA-NYM), Time Lapse Dance, Streetopia, Community Board 7, MET Orchestra and several other organizations to create a public pop-up linear park in the streets of Manhattan on September 17. We hope you will join us in celebrating equitable, inclusive public streetscapes that elevate the quality of life in our city and illustrate how open streets should continue beyond COVID.
Photos from PARK(ing) Day 2018 and 2019. Physical distancing and mask-wearing are required during 2020 event activities.
Press / Media
The following media outlets covered our 2020 event:
Dancing, Art, Music, “Outdoor Classrooms” & Bike Lanes on West End Avenue Open Street
By Streetfilms
SEE IT: Yet Another Neighborhood Shows Mayor de Blasio How Great Our City Could Be Without Cars
By Gersh Kuntzman, Streetsblog, Sep 18, 2020
Arts Festival Coming To UWS Open Street: Dancing, Drawing, Music
Patch UWS
A Dance Performance (with Garbage Bags) on West End Avenue
ilovetheupperwestside
https://ilovetheupperwestside.
Jody Sperling/Time Lapse Dance 20th Anniversary Season Continues With WE WALK: Streets For Connection
Broadway World
Bar Crawl Radio Podcast:
https://shows.acast.com/bar-crawl-radio/episodes/we-walk-parking-day-on-west-end-avenue
ANATOMY OF A DEBACLE: DOT Eliminates Open Street on West End Avenue
Streetsblog
Physically-Distant Connected Activities Include:
Open-Streets Envisioning
Dance Performances
Music Performances
A string quartet, composed of musicians from the Met Orchestra will perform folk dance-inspired repertory.
Mask Decorating
Pop-Up Park
Plants and timber seating thanks to our friends at Urban Garden Center
Tai Chi Easy / Qigong Lessons
Provided by Good Energy Movement and Wellness
Chalk Art
Bar Crawl Radio will be live on the street
Interviews for the broadcast and podcast recording will be at 92nd Street, from 5:00pm-6:00pm

Schedule:
2:30-3:00pm | Tai Chi EasyTM /Qigong Good Energy Movement & Wellness (between 88th/89th Streets) |
3:00-3:30pm: | Jody Sperling/Time Lapse Dance - Plastic Harvest excerpts (between 91/92 Streets) |
3:30-4:00pm: | jill sigman/thinkdance - ground | gradient | people | sky (an improvisation) (between 89/90 Streets) |
4:00-4:30pm: | PS 166 Parent String quartet (between 91/92 Streets) |
4:30-5:00pm: | Tai Chi EasyTM /Qigong Good Energy Movement & Wellness (between 88/89 Streets) |
5:00-5:30pm: | Jody Sperling/Time Lapse Dance - Plastic Harvest excerpts (between 91/92 Streets) |
5:00-6:00pm: | Bar Crawl Radio live podcast recording (92nd Street) |
Check out some video from PARK(ing) Day 2019:
(same day as Climate March)
And check out ASLA-NY's PARK(ing) Day YouTube Channel: