The city is redesigning Park Avenue to prioritize green space and protected bike lanes over car travel lanes.

New York City is redesigning 11 blocks of Park Avenue to restore its original green character and add a protected bike lane. The plan from Mayor Mamdani and the NYC Department of Transportation covers 46th to 57th Street, expanding medians for seating, plantings and public art while converting one travel lane in each direction, including turning a southbound car lane into a two-way protected bike lane. Officials say the redesign responds directly to New Yorkers who asked for more green space and safer cycling infrastructure. The project coincides with a major rehabilitation of the Grand Central Terminal train shed beneath the avenue, letting the city pair infrastructure work below with public space improvements above. Local officials, including Congressman Jerrold Nadler and MTA construction president Jamie Torres-Springer, praised the project as a model for combining transit modernization with livable street design. https://www.nyc.gov/mayors-office/news/2026/09/mayor-mamdani-puts-even-more--park--back-in-park-avenue-with-mor

New York City is redesigning 11 blocks of Park Avenue to restore its original green character and add a protected bike lane. The plan from Mayor Mamdani and the NYC Department of Transportation covers 46th to 57th Street, expanding medians for seating, plantings and public art while converting one travel lane in each direction, including turning a southbound car lane into a two-way protected bike lane. Officials say the redesign responds directly to New Yorkers who asked for more green space and safer cycling infrastructure. The project coincides with a major rehabilitation of the Grand Central Terminal train shed beneath the avenue, letting the city pair infrastructure work below with public space improvements above. Local officials, including Congressman Jerrold Nadler and MTA construction president Jamie Torres-Springer, praised the project as a model for combining transit modernization with livable street design. https://www.nyc.gov/mayors-office/news/2026/09/mayor-mamdani-puts-even-more--park--back-in-park-avenue-with-mor