MANHATTAN— A giant inflatable slide, zip lines and climbing walls are coming to Manhattan with the return of Summer Streets this August, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Thursday.
The event kicks off Aug. 6 and will pack the streets with free bike rentals, fitness classes and theatrical performances, as well as activities such as the 270-foot-tall slide and 160-foot zip line in Foley Square.
During the first three Saturdays in August, the city will prohibit car traffic on nearly seven miles of city streets from the Brooklyn Bridge to 72nd Street between 7 a.m. and 1 p.m.
And a new “Shared Streets” program will limit traffic in a 60-square-block area south of the Brooklyn Bridge to the Battery from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on August 13.
The area will be open to pedestrians, cyclists and a limited amount of cars, which will be monitored by the NYPD.
“These programs will offer great opportunities to bike, walk, meet fellow New Yorkers, eat local food and enjoy activities with the family,” de Blasio said in a statement.
“This summer, I urge everyone to get out and take advantage of them.”
For more information, visit the Summer Streets website.
