(26 Jul 2025)
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New York – 26 July 2025
1. Cyclist point of view along the street closure during New York City’s Summer Streets program in Queens
2. Tilt up from sign to people running on the car-free street
3. Runners on the streets of Queens
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New York – 24 July 2025
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Ydanis Rodriguez, Commissioner, NYC Dept. of Transportation:
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"Summer Streets is an opportunity that we have to give a break to our streets, not to have cars and trucks and those vehicles and open the streets for fitness, wellness, cultural, entertainments, walking. So that’s what these five Saturday from 7 to 3 p.m. will be happening in the city, from Staten Island to Queens to Brooklyn to the Bronx, to Manhattan."
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New York – 26 July 2025
5. People posing for a picture with large NYC letters
6. Dog in a bike basket with tongue out
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New York – 24 July 2025
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Ydanis Rodriguez, Commissioner, NYC Dept. of Transportation:
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"That now all New Yorkers of different socio, economic and ethnic backgrounds, they also can use our streets, not only to ride the bike, but also to walk, and also to enjoy the different cultural expressions that are a big part of our city."
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New York – 26 July 2025
8. People running as the heat rises off the streets
9. Unicycle rider
10. Summer Streets jazz performers
11. SOUNDBITE (English) Jessica Edeen, Queens resident:
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"It’s so great this morning. We did a little run and it’s just a nice way to get the family out early in the morning and nice to have open roads. My daughter’s asking like, why are we allowed to be in the street? So she’s having a good time."
12. Low angle Jessica and Erik Edeen and their family walking
13. SOUNDBITE (English) Jessica Edeen, Queens resident:
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"Yeah, I’m glad we got out early because it wasn’t too bad this morning. And now, you know, later in the day it starts to get a little bit hotter, warmer, so we go inside, but it’s nice that the streets are open early."
14. Person holding a ‘GO’ sign as runners pass
15. Runners
16. SOUNDBITE (English) Nichole Arbelaez, Queens resident:
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"I think it’s a really good initiative that the city has done. Like this morning, me and my mom were a part of the friendly race that they did, and they have a lot of activities along the road for families and for kids, so I think its a really great thing that they’re doing."
17. Kids painting
18. People hola-hooping
19. SOUNDBITE (English) Erik Edeen, Queens resident:
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"I think it’s something I look forward to every single summer. I’m a big runner and cyclist, and I like to be able to see the city from different angles that you usually don’t get to see when you’re constrained to just the sidewalks or some of the running paths, which are great, but the city streets just offer a new opportunity to get out and see parts of the city, from a different angle."
20. Person riding a unicycle
21. SOUNDBITE (English) Colby Oliver, Long Island city resident:
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"I think just the freedom to get on your bike, walk, run, whatever you want to do if I have to worry about cars in the way. So it’s a very relaxing time to get out and enjoy the weather."
22. Runners
STORYLINE:
New York City is going car-free this summer, turning normally congested streets into pedestrian and cyclist-friendly roads.
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