Car-Free Earth Day
Join us to celebrate Car-Free Earth Day on Saturday, April 25 from 10am to 4pm!
Car-Free Earth Day is an annual car-free event to celebrate Earth Day hosted by NYC DOT. The event features free activities and programming focused on climate change, sustainability, and related topics, at signature locations across the city.
Event Map
Car-Free Earth Day includes car-free streets across the five boroughs, with locations featuring public art or community programming.
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NYC DOT Signature Locations
Signature event locations are listed below by borough.
For additional information on street closures, no parking details, and street access during Car-Free Earth Day, please refer to the community flyer: Car-Free Earth Day Community Flyer for Saturday, April 25, 2026 in English and Spanish
The Bronx
Fordham Heights: East 188th Street from Grand Concourse to Valentine Avenue
- Performances:
- 12pm to 12:45: Orisha Wholeness
- 1pm to 1:45pm: Nieves Dance Studio
- 2pm to 2:45pm: Gogo Norales Band
- 3pm to 3:45pm: Mariachi Tapatillo
- Boogie on the Boulevard
- DJ Lex
- Chef Wilson
- Equity Design Inc.
- Bronx Borough President Vanessa L. Gibson
- Bronx Works
- NY Botanical Garden
- Orisha Wholeness
- NY State of Health
- Excellence Community Schools
- Venture House
- SOMOS Healthcare Providers, Inc. dba Somos Community Care
- DUSA // Domincanos USA
- NYC DOT Safety Education
- Empire Clean Cities
Brooklyn
Sunset Park: Fifth Avenue between 41st to 45th Streets
- Performances:
- 11am to 4pm: DJ Danny
- 12pm to 12:25pm: Fogo Azul
- 1pm to 1:45pm: Mariachi Tapatillo
- 2pm to 2:45pm: Frank London's Loisaida Fife and Drum Corps
- 3pm to 3:45pm: HONK Family Band
- Sunset Park BID
- United Volunteers for the Community
- Parent-Child Relationship Association
- askMO/Get Women Cycling
- NY Partners in Health
- Voces Ciudadanas
- LEEP Dual Language Academy Charter School
- Young Dancers in Repertory Inc.
- Aysha KhanLaunch Schools
- Brooklyn SolarWorks
- Neighbors Helping Neighbors
- NY Life Insurance
- Sunset Post
- Sunset Park Sun
- AT&T
- Urban Air
- T-Mobile
- LACI (Los Angels Cleantech Incubator)
- NYC Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS) Fleet
- NYC DOT Mobility Management
- Five Borough Bicycle Club (5BBC)
- NY State of Health
- NY Bee Club
- NYC DOT Safety Education
- Citizens Climate Lobby
- HONK!'s Craftivation Station
- Champion Martial Arts
- Bike New York
- Carve Bunnies
- Danevart
- Kin and Clove Playgroup
- Design for Awareness // Thomas Gallagher
- NYC DOT Sidewalk Unit
- Human Resource Administration
- NYC DOT Art presents An Indicating Cycle by Duy Hoàng
- NYFF Soccer Darts Inflatable
- NYC DOT Basketball Hoop
- New York League of Conservation Voters
Manhattan
Dyckman Street between Broadway and La Marina/Inwood Hill Park
- Performances:
- 11am to 4pm: DJ Julio
- 12pm to 12:45pm: Coach Luther's Zumba
- 3pm to 3:45pm: Mia Soleil Sanchez
- Creative Art Works
- NYPD Rock Wall
- Rey Chess
- INDEX
- Carmen Community Arts // Carmen Paulino
- Hula Hoop Fit 366 LLC
- New York City Children's Theater
- Hudson River Community Sailing
- ADEUSA / Asociación Americana de Estudios Culturales Universales, Inc.
- Inwood Canoe Club
- BAMESO USA Volleyball and Soccer
- Iconos Kids, Inc.
- Coach Luther's Zumba
- NYC DOT Basketball Hoop
- Grand Slam Foundation, Inc.
- Grupo National de Colombia // National Colombian Group
- AT&T
- Imagining Uptown - A Community Mural Lab
- Dyckman Run Club
St. Nicholas Avenue between West 181st Street and West 185th Street
- Performances:
- 11am to 4pm: DJ Fortachon
- 12pm to 12:45pm: Mia Soleil Sanchez
- 1pm to 1:45pm: Dominican Dance Group
- 2pm to 2:45pm: JanetG
- 3pm to 3:45pm: Bonny Rivas & Sonora 93
- NY State of Health
- NYC DOT Safety Education presents Free Bike Helmet Fitting and Distribution
- NYC DOT Truck's Eye View
- BAMESO USA Volleyball and Soccer
- Washington Heights BID
- Liga d Vitila Dominicana en USA LIVIDOUSA
- INDEX
- Asphalt Green
- ARTES Group Foundation
- DUSA // Dominicanos USA
- Fubkey Sport Tournament
- Assemblymember Manny De Los Santos
- Office of Congressman Adriano Espaillat
- Boricua College
- Dominican Women's Development Center
- Harlem Week
Broadway between East 17th and 46th Streets
Times Square: Broadway from West 46th to West 48th Streets
- Times Square Alliance Partnership
- NYC DOT Art presents City in Bloom on the NYC Art Stop Letters designed by Molly Magnell
Garment District: Broadway from West 39th to West 40th Streets
- Performance:
- 11am to 4pm: DJ Jay Five
- Museum of Urban Arts
Herald Square: Broadway from West 34th to West 36th Streets
- Performance:
- 11am: Grupo de Danza Ayazamana
- 34th Street Partnership Bike Lessons
- NYRR Community Fitness
- Dining Out NYC
- NYC Climate Writers Collective
- NYC Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS)
- Human Resource Administration
- Consulado del Ecuador en Nueva York
- NYC Parks Department
Flatiron: Broadway and East 23rd Street
- Performance:
- 11am to 4pm: DJ Fatso Catso
- NYC DOT Art presents The Plastic Sea by Frahydel Falczuk
- Harry Potter NYC
- YMCA of Greater NY
- NYC DOT Sidewalk Unit
Union Square: Broadway from East 17th to East 18th Streets
- Performances:
- 1pm to 1:50pm: Ben Meigners
- 1:50pm to 2:15pm: Fred Astaire
- 2:15pm to 3:15pm: Hillai Govreen Jazz Music
- NYC DOT Mobility Management
- NYC DOT Traffic Operations
- Environmental Health Collective
- Department of Tenderness
- Five Borough Bicycle Club (5BBC)
- American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA-NY)
Queens
Elmhurst: Woodside Avenue between 75th and 78th Streets
- Performances:
- 11am to 4pm: DJ Annie
- 12pm to 12:45pm: Songkran Dance Show
- 1pm to 1:45pm: Bangkok Cha Cha Band
- 2pm to 2:45pm: Talavera
- 3pm to 3:45pm: Iqbal Hossain Jibon
- Bike New York
- NYC Department of Youth and Community Development
- NY Bee Club
- NY State of Health
- NYC Department of Correction
- Open Plans
- Transportation Alternatives
- NYC DOT Safety Education
- Save the People
- Thai Community USA
- Apicha Community Health Center
- Anurach Dance
- AANHPI Culture and Entertainment Association
- Thai Culture Associations
- Queens Bike Share LLC
- Growing Up Green Charter Schools
- Hula Hoop Fit 366 LLC
- Creative Youth Society
- Destiny Bound
- I Challenge Myself, Inc.
- We Are Queens Art
- BAMESO USA Soccer
- NYFF Soccer Dart
- Queens Borough President’s Office
Staten Island
Port Richmond Avenue between Castleton Avenue and Bennett Street
- Performances:
- 12pm to 12:45pm: Ballet Guadalupe
- 1pm to 1:45pm: Staten Island Musical Steppers
- 2pm to 2:45pm: Fusha Dance Company
- 3pm to 3:45pm: Los De La R
- Cafe Con Pan
- Marlo's Mexican Market
- Richmond Avenue Healthy Keepers
- NY Dance Company
- Adopt A Pet SI Pet Shelter
- Rosales Florist
- Port Richmond North Shore Alliance Civic Organization
- Richmond Kick Zone
- Beyond Educational Enrichment and United Activities Unlimited
- Staten Island Ferry
- NYC DOT Safety Education
- NYC Department of Youth and Community Development
- La Colmena NYC
- Nonprofit Staten Island
- NY Bee Club
- NY State of Health
- NYC Department of Correction
- Staten Island Children's Museum
- Transportation Alternatives
- YMCA of Greater NY
- Venture House
- Bike New York
- Renaissance Technical Institute
- NYPD Rock Wall
- NYFF Soccer
Free Citi Bike Rides on Car-Free Earth Day
Lyft is offering free 30-minute rides on classic Citi Bikes on Car-Free Earth Day. Riders may take advantage of the offer by entering promo code LYFTEARTHDAY26 on the “Day Pass” tab of the Citi Bike app. Limited offer; ends April 25, 2026. Terms apply.
Public Art Installations
NYC DOT commissioned environmentally focused artworks to be presented along certain routes through the NYC DOT Art program.
NYC Art Stop Letters: City in Bloom Designed by Molly Magnell
Location: Times Square, Manhattan
The popular NYC Art Stop Letters will return to Car-Free Earth Day with an original design by New York City-based illustrator Molly Magnell, showcasing springtime in a car-free urban utopia, titled City in Bloom.
An Indicating Cycle by Duy Hoàng
Location: Sunset Park, Brooklyn
New York City-based artist Duy Hoàng created a sculptural book highlighting different indicator species that reflect current environmental conditions due to their sensitivity to climate change. The “pages" reference figures and diagrams in scientific textbooks and museological specimen drawers. By turning the pages visitors can learn about the species’ life cycles while underscoring their active participation in caring and stewarding our environment.
The Plastic Sea by Frahydel Falczuk
Location: Flatiron, Manhattan
Frahydel Falczuk is a Venezuelan architect and interdisciplinary artist based in New York City. At this year's event, Falczuk will present a large scale-installation that evokes the sensation of being submerged in a "sea of plastic," as a commentary on waste and consumption. Participants are invited to collaborate by weaving colorful strips of non-recyclable film plastic into green mesh, transforming discarded materials into immersive surfaces that ripple like ocean waves.
Get Involved
The 2026 Car-Free Earth Day Partner Application is closed. NYC DOT will be in touch with applicants this spring.
Brand Sponsors
Corporate entities may submit ideas for event sponsorship of Car-Free Earth Day at varying levels. Questions about event sponsorship may be emailed to sponsorship@dot.nyc.gov.
History
First launched in 2016, Car-Free Earth Day originally converted select Manhattan streets into public plazas and car-free streets for pedestrians, cyclists, and local businesses.
Car-Free Earth Day has expanded to locations throughout the five boroughs – connecting Open Streets, plazas, and accessing over 1,000 miles of NYC's Bike Network! Environmental programming is offered by City agencies and community organizations along the routes to promote activism and education surrounding climate change, sustainability and other relevant topics. NYC DOT is proud to partner with local artists to bring exciting performances to the event.
Visit NYC DOT’s Flickr for images of past Car-Free Earth Day events, flickr.com/nycstreets.
