NYC Summer Streets

Summer Streets is an annual celebration of New York City's most valuable public space – our streets.

This year Summer Streets returns with more streets than ever before! Celebrate New York City’s 400th anniversary by exploring over 400 blocks of car-free fun, fitness, and live entertainment as the city’s streets transform into playgrounds for all to enjoy.

On select Saturdays from 7am to 3pm, the usual traffic noise and honking horns will be replaced by open streets teeming with walkers, bikers, runners, and performers. Discover a wealth of free cultural programs, performances, fitness classes, interactive art, giveaways, and much more as you experience the city in a whole new way.

Summer Streets is a rain or shine event. Please follow NYC DOT on Instagram and X (formerly Twitter) for updates on schedule changes during the event.

Free Citi Bike Day Passes sponsored by Lyft: Available on event days with promo code LYFTSUMMER25 on the Citi Bike App.

For additional information on street closures, no parking details, and street access during Summer Streets, please refer to the community flyers:

Summer Streets Queens Community Flyer for Saturday, July 26, 2025 Summer Streets Staten Island Community Flyer for Saturday, July 26,2025

2025 Summer Streets

5 Boroughs • 5 Saturdays • 7am to 3pm • Free Activities

Queens and Staten Island on July 26

Manhattan on August 2

Manhattan on August 9

Manhattan on August 16

Brooklyn and The Bronx on August 23

Orange image with the NYC Summer Streets logo and a montage of photos of people and pets enjoying free activities on a car-free street on a sunny summer day.

Summer Streets 2025 Route Map

Summer Streets 2025 Event Routes

Select an event below to learn more about the event’s sponsors, partners, and activities.

Vernon Boulevard between 44 Drive and 30 Road

Rest Stops

Performances
  • 8am to 10:30am: Silvan Joray Trio - Jazz ensemble
  • 12pm to 12:45pm: Ngamluck Singhapromsan - Thai Community USA dance group
  • 1pm to 1:45pm: Elhaam Academy Nasheed Group - Nasheed performance
  • 2pm to 3pm: Fogo Azul - Drums
Programming Partners
  • Animal Care Centers of NYC - Animal-centric coloring and reading for kids
  • Bameso USA Volleyball
  • Cayena Press - Cultural craft making
  • Grupo Nacional de Colombia - Games, arts and crafts, and Cumbia lessons
  • Megan Magee - Karaoke station
  • Mookntaka presents Friends and Follies - an interactive art installation presented by NYC DOT Art
  • Museum of Chinese in America - Awaken the Dragon collaborative mural
  • NY Bee Club - Crafts 
  • NY Botanical Gardens - Environmental crafts
  • NYC Department of Social Services 
  • NYC DOT's Sidewalk and Inspection Management - Learn about NYC DOT's role to keep our sidewalks safe
  • NYC Office of Technology & Innovation 
  • Project New Yorker - Resources on immigrant rights, workplace protections, and multilingual city resources
  • RollerBoogie - Face painting, crafts for kids, hula hoops
  • Starly Art Studio - Magazine collage making
  • Teatro Sea - Society of Education - Puppet making and show
  • Uni Energy - Spin bikes and bouncy house
  • VIVE - "I Love NYC Summer Streets" tote bag customizations
Performances
  • 8am to 8:45am: Queens Community Yoga with Dana Humphrey - bring your own yoga mat!
  • 9am to 9:45am: Siembra Today - Zumba class
  • 10am to 10:45am: Phueksachard Buranapim - Thai Community USA jazz band
  • 11am to 11:45am: Elhaam Academy Nasheed Group - musical performance
  • 12pm to 12:45pm: Priya Dance Inc. - Indian cultural dancing
  • 1pm to 1:45pm: Viva Vallenato! - Colombian band
  • 2pm to 3pm: La Envidia Norteño Banda - Mariachi band
Programming Partners
  • Bike New York - Learn to Ride Kids Class
  • Bindlestiff Family Cirkus - Circus performances
  • Blue Bus Project - Creative drawing, coloring, and a reuse workshop
  • CLIP.bike Inc. - Clip bike demonstrations 
  • The Creative Youth Society - Drop-in mixed media art and other art activities
  • Felije Inc. - DIY pencil case craft
  • Fit Club NY - Wellness and treatment 101
  • Global Animal Rescue | SPAC - Educational activities about animals
  • Go Sports NYC Skate School // Go Sports NYC, LLC - Free skate rentals and lessons
  • Grand Slam Foundation Inc. - Batting cages
  • Hula Hoop Fit 366 LLC. - Hula hoop fitness activity
  • New York City Children's Theater - Literature and play activities
  • NY Road Runners (NYRR) - Free, community-based running and walking events: 
  • NY State of Health - Health insurance information
  • NYC Art Stop Letters - Designed by Yuke Li and Tou Yia Xiong, presented by NYC DOT Art
  • The NYC Face Painter - Face painting!
  • NYC Department of Youth & Community Development 
  • NYC DOT Safety Education 
  • Open Plans - Reading materials, coloring sheets, and more
  • Perfect Piece of the Puzzle - Kids table top ball pit, sensory bottles, slime & playdough making
  • Queens Bike Share - Cargo and family bike demonstrations 
  • Remitly - Special offer, branded giveaways, and a refreshing treat—popsicles
  • Sandoval CoLab - Mental health resources, light yoga, meditation, sound healing and mindfulness techniques
  • Save the People // Al Madina USA Inc - Community giveaways
  • Siembra Today - Educational and wellness tools to build social emotional learning
  • siggi's - Free samples
  • Sol De Vida - Boomerang photo booth
  • Stonyfield - Free samples
  • Thai Community USA - Painting, book giveaways, chess, dance classes, and plant giveaways
  • Topo Chico - Free samples
  • Trucks Eye View - Step inside (and around) real trucks, presented by NYC DOT
  • Unlimited Biking - Free bike rentals
  • Venture House - Mental health information
  • Vitaminwater - Free samples
  • wearequeens.art - Community mural, kids crafts, and customizable hat giveaway

Forest Avenue between Elizabeth Street and Bard Avenue

Rest Stops

Performances
  • 7am to 7:45am: Alana Life and Fitness - Fitness performance
  • 8am to 8:45am: Staten Island Musical Steppers - Dance performance
  • 9am to 9:45am: Jahtiek Long - Ukulele performance
  • 10am to 10:45am: Ballet Guadalupano - Ballet
  • 11am to 11:45am: Richmond County Orchestra - Orchestra
  • 12pm to 12:45pm: Staten Island Puerto Rican Neighbors - Puerto Rican dance performance
  • 1pm to 1:45pm: Sri Lankan Dance Academy of NY - Sri Lankan dance performance
  • 2pm to 2:45pm: La Tractiva - Band
Programming Partners
  • Alice Austen House - Cyanotype artwork activities
  • Animal Care Centers of NYC - Animal-focused children story hour (once hourly) plus coloring and crafts for kids
  • Art Lab - Art activity
  • Bee University NYC - Beekeeping information and activity
  • Beyond Educational Enrichment Inc. - Bouncy castle and game activities
  • Bike New York - Learn to Ride kids class
  • Bindlestiff Family Cirkus - Circus performances
  • Carve Bunnies - Interactive activities for kids
  • Catholic Charites of Staten Island 
  • FIFA - Skyline to Shoreline Road Tour™ - Featuring soccer zones, music, giveaways, and community storytelling
  • Forest Avenue BID 
  • Glam Gardener NYC - Environmental activity
  • Go Sports USA - Free skate rentals and lessons
  • Goldpeak - Free samples
  • Hula Hoop Fit 366 LLC. - Hula hoop fitness activity
  • in-corpus - Interactive activities for kids
  • La Colmena - Non-profit information and activity
  • Mookntaka presents Friends and Follies - an interactive art installation presented by NYC DOT Art
  • NY State of Health - Health insurance information
  • NYC Art Stop Letters - Designed by Yuke Li and Tou Yia Xiong, presented by NYC DOT Art
  • NYC DOT Ferries Unit - Ferry-related education and programming
  • NYC DOT Safety Education - Free bike helmet fittings and distribution
  • NYC Parks Wildlife Unity - Wildlife awareness information and activity
  • Open Plans - Cultural kids activity
  • Siembra Today - Mindful meditation, sound baths, and breathwork to support mental health
  • siggi's - Free samples
  • Smartwater - Free samples
  • Snug Harbor Cultural Center - Cultural and environmental activity
  • Staten Island Children's Museum - Water color painting and crafts
  • Staten Island Puerto Rican Neighbors - Cultural activity
  • Stonyfield - Free samples
  • Unlimited Biking - Free bike rentals
  • Urban Fairies of Staten Island - Information and activity
  • YMCA - Fitness activities

Brooklyn Bridge to Broadway and Dyckman Street

  • Lafayette Street and Park Avenue between Brooklyn Bridge and East 110 Street
  • East 110 Street between Park Avenue and Broadway
  • Adam Clayton Powell Jr Boulevard between West 110 Street and West 125 Street
  • Broadway between West 110 Street and Dyckman Street

Brooklyn Bridge to Broadway and Dyckman Street

  • Lafayette Street and Park Avenue between Brooklyn Bridge and East 110 Street
  • East 110 Street between Park Avenue and Broadway
  • Adam Clayton Powell Jr Boulevard between West 110 Street and West 125 Street
  • Broadway between West 110 Street and Dyckman Street

Brooklyn Bridge to Broadway and Dyckman Street

  • Lafayette Street and Park Avenue between Brooklyn Bridge and East 110 Street
  • East 110 Street between Park Avenue and Broadway
  • Adam Clayton Powell Jr Boulevard between West 110 Street and West 125 Street
  • Broadway between West 110 Street and Dyckman Street

Eastern Parkway between Grand Army Plaza and Buffalo Avenue

Grand Concourse between East Tremont Avenue and Mosholu Parkway

Resources

Visit NYC DOT’s Flickr for images of past Summer Streets events, flickr.com/nycstreets.

Programming Partners

Each year, NYC DOT invites performers, fitness professionals, nonprofits, artists and community-based organizations, to help shape NYC's annual summer celebration in every borough.The Summer Streets 2025 Programming Partner Application is closed. Partners will be contacted in the spring.

Media Sponsor

This year’s exclusive media sponsor is WABC-TV.

Brand Sponsors

Corporate entities may submit ideas for event sponsorship of Summer Streets at varying levels. All event sponsorship inquiries may be emailed to sponsorship@dot.nyc.gov.

Promo Video

Video description: People running, biking, skating, and working out on streets that are closed to cars. Text reads: N Y C Summer Streets. An N Y C Department of Transportation Open Streets Initiative. 5 Saturdays in 5 Boroughs. 7am to 3pm July 26 in Queens and Staten Island. August 2, 9 and 16 in Manhattan. August 23 in the Bronx and Brooklyn. For routes and activities. Visit: n y c dot gov slash summer streets. Join us on the streets rain or shine. Logos for NYC, NYC DOT, Founded by NYC, and ABC 7.