Fifth Avenue closed off for several hours Sunday to become car-free, party of the launch of Fifth Avenue for All, marking the city's largest-ever holiday season-specific open street.
from 47th-57th Streets, into a pedestrian-only experience every Sunday in December.
Sunday was the official ribbon cutting. Usually, around Rockefeller Center, the Adams administration now expanding Open Streets to 11 city blocks, including Fifth Avenue— for the first time in a half-century. "There’s no better way to partake in the magic of the season than to walk this great avenue, with world-class shopping, dining, and cultural institutions," said 5th Ave Association Board Chair Ed Hogan.
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