Serrano applauds new “Summer Streets” initiative but urges the city to bring it Uptown
New York, NY - Senator José M. Serrano (D-Manhattan/Bronx) today applauded Mayor Bloomberg’s “car-free recreation corridor” but asked a fundamental question: “Why not Uptown?”
“Our city is leading the way with environmental initiatives,” said the Senator. “But let’s start putting these pilot programs where they really belong, in working class neighborhoods like East Harlem and the South Bronx.
“My constituents suffer asthma hospitalization rates that are five times the national average. We house more industry and take in more garbage than anyone else. In fact, six of seven diesel bus depots in Manhattan are located north of 96th Street.”
He added: “If anyone needs a summer vacation from automobiles, it’s the top half of New York City.”
In a press conference yesterday, Mayor Bloomberg announced his plan to close off to traffic a seven-mile corridor stretching from the Brooklyn Bridge to East 72nd Street. The so-called “Summer Streets” are scheduled for three consecutive Saturdays in August, from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m.
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