by Emma Davey 
A new lawsuit wants to put an end to New York City’s popular Open Streets program, claiming that the open streets violate the Americans with Disabilities Act. Twelve New Yorkers who live near an open street filed in Brooklyn Federal Court, asserting that the program complicates life for people with disabilities and hinders them from free use of the public streets.
The lawsuituses George Orwell quote to start and deeming the program’s name as…
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The “Open Streets” program served it’s purpose during the pandemic. The pandemic is over, it’s time to go back to normal and end this program. The people who LIVE on these streets want their life back. If people really want an “open street” then they should campaign to have one on their block and not on someone else’s street!
Everyone’s block has someone like you who would hate anything good though
It is unfortunate how common regressive attitudes are, ♂️ oh well.
I can add that anecdotally my uncle in a wheel chair is a huge fan of open streets.
The whole idea was idiotic from the beginning. People were paranoid during covid “crisis” and were afraid one another, thanks to mass media. Now all is over so let them use the sidewalks again as initially intended. It’s not India, no need of holly cows on the roads.