Pedestrians & Sidewalks

Public Plazas

Streets make up approximately 25% of the City's land area and yet, outside of parks there are few places to sit, rest, socialize, and to enjoy public life. To improve the quality of life for New Yorkers, DOT creates more public open space by reclaiming underutilized street space and transforming it into pedestrian plazas.

In addition to the plazas listed below, there are 26 plazas that are in some phase of planning, design, or construction with three additional plazas expected each year. The most high profile pedestrian plazas are improving quality of life and safety for New Yorkers and tourists at Times Square, where the City is preparing to make permanent the public space enhancements that were installed as part of a six-month pilot during the summer of 2009.

the Bronx

Fordham Plaza

Park Ave at East 189th Street, the Bronx
Intermodal bus and railroad transit plaza with food kiosks and a vendor market
Managed by ABC Concessions.
Download a map of the plaza.

Brooklyn

Albee Square

Dekalb Ave at Bond Street, Brooklyn
Plaza with seating and plantings on the Fulton Mall shopping corridor
Managed by Fulton Mall Improvement Association.
Download a map of the plaza.

Brooklyn Plaza

Jay Street at High Street, Brooklyn
Large pedestrian plaza at the Brooklyn side of the Manhattan Bridge with paving featuring crushed rock, glass and sea shells
Managed by DOT.

Dumbo Archway Plaza

Water Street at Anchorage Place, Brooklyn
Pedestrian walkway through the Manhattan Bridge anchorage
Managed by DUMBO BID.

Dumbo Plaza

Pearl Street at Water Street, Brooklyn
Transformation of underutilized space between three intersecting street into a plaza with seating and plantings
Managed by DUMBO BID.
Download a map of the plaza.

Willoughby Plaza

Willoughby Street at Adams Street, Brooklyn
Pedestrianized shopping street in Downtown Brooklyn
Managed by MetroTech BID.
Download a map of the plaza.

Manhattan

Bogardus Plaza

Hudson Street at Chambers Street, Manhattan
Pedestrian plaza with seating and plantings created by the closure of Hudson Street below Reade Street
Managed by Friends of Bogardus Garden.
Download a map of the plaza.

Broadway Boulevard

Broadway at 35th Street, Manhattan
Strip plazas along the east side of Broadway in the Garment District
Managed by Fashion Center BID.
Download a map of the plaza.

Chelsea Plaza

Ninth Avenue at 14th Street, Manhattan
Pedestrian space created in the middle of 9th Avenue with seating and plantings
Managed by Chelsea Improvement Co.
Download a map of the plaza.

Flatiron Plaza

Broadway at 22nd Street, Manhattan
Large pedestrian plazas with amenties where Broadway and 5th Avenue cross in front of the iconic Flatiron Building
Managed by Flatiron BID.
Download a map of the plaza.

Gansevoort Plaza

Ninth Avenue at Gansevoort Street, Manhattan
Traffic-calming plazas in the roadway created as part of a pedestrian project
Managed by Meatpacking Improvement Association.
Download a map of the plaza.

Herald Square

Broadway at 33rd Street, Manhattan
Pedestrian plazas with tables, chairs, umbrellas and plantings at Macy's and Herald Square
Managed by 34th Street Partnership.
Download a map of the plaza.

Municipal Plaza

Centre Street at Worth Street, Manhattan
Open-air food court plazas on the north and south sides of the Manhattan Municipal Building
Managed by Plaza Food Connection Corporation.
Download a map of the plaza.

Louise Nevelson Plaza

William Street at Liberty Street, Manhattan
Pedestrian plaza with seating and plantings and sculptural artworks created by artist Louise Nevelson
Managed by Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
Download a map of the plaza.

Times Square

Broadway at 42nd Street, Manhattan
Large pedestrian spaces created by the closure of Broadway as part of the Green Light for Midtown proejct to improve traffic flow and enhance pedestrian safety in Times Square
Managed by Times Square Alliance.
Download a map of the plaza.

Water-Whitehall Plaza

Water Street at Whitehall Street, Manhattan
Pedestrian plaza with seating in front of 39 Whitehall Street
Managed by Alliance for Downtown New York.
Download a map of the plaza.