When is #EarthDay? #NYC goes #CarFree to celebrate

by Amethyst Martinez, April 9, 2026

Excerpt: "Earth Day is on Wednesday, April 22, 2026.

"Car-free Earth Day takes place the following weekend on Saturday, April 25.

"#NewYorkCity shuts down streets across all five boroughs, allowing residents to #walk and #bike while taking advantage of a wide range of events hosted by the Department of Transportation.

"The tradition, which started in 2016, has become a fan-favorite across the city.

" 'Car-Free Earth Day has expanded to locations throughout the five boroughs – connecting #OpenStreets, #plazas, and accessing over 1,000 miles of NYC's #BikeNetwork,' the website says.'

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"On the city's car-free day, public #art installations, musical performances, arts and #crafts and #workshops will all take place."

Learn more [includes list of street closures]:
https://ca.style.yahoo.com/earth-day-nyc-goes-car-202825568.html

#SolarPunkSunday #EarthDay2026 #BikeTooter #NYCEvents #CarFreeStreets

I've sworn to never use cars, except in life-threatening emergencies.

One exception I had to make was for the birth of my child: we had to borrow a car. We could anticipate when Maggie would go into labor, but we could not show up at the hospital early. There is a bus stop at the hospital, we could have used public transit if we didn't have to wait until it was an (artificial) emergency.

Do other places have solutions for #carfree births? (Home birth was too risky for us.)

#childbirth

Pssst… Do you car?

#autofrei #berlinautofrei #carfree