N.Y.C. Is Opening a Dozen Miles of Streets and Adding Bike Lanes: Live Updates

N.Y.C. is opening streets and creating more bike lanes. New York City will ban traffic from nearly a dozen more miles of streets starting on Thursday, a move that comes as New Yorkers flock to ever-crowded parks as they look for a respite from their cramped apartments. The city will open 7.6 miles of streets in the Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan and Queens, and 2.8 miles of streets adjacent to parks in Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens and Staten Island,…