There was no room to exercise. Just dangerous. The noise from cars alone was stressful.
Now, New Yorkers would NEVER allow this to be reversed.
But back then, many people actually opposed banning cars from Central Park 🤦
It took decades of activism to kick these cars out of the park.
De Blasio also greatly increased the number of ferries running from borough to borough.
Just visited NYC for the first time in decades, and was blown away with the ferries. Such a great way to see the city!
De Blasio wanted to make them the same price as the subways, Adams raised the price to $4.00. Currently $4.50, subway is $3.00