DOT’s Summer Streets gave NYC our first look at large-scale people-centered streets; the 2023 expansion to all five boroughs and more weekends is why DOT is our Citywide Transformation award winner!

We interview Kenneth Mbonu, who cares for community and public space in his position with the Flatbush Nostrand Junction Business Improvement District - our winner for Neighborhood Champion at this year’s Public Space Awards on February 29th.

Watch these behind-the-scenes videos of public space transformations in New York City by Clarence Eckerson, Jr. of Streetfilms. Eckerson has filmed many of the recent winners of Open Plans’ Public Space Awards.