Talk:Summer Streets

A fact from Summer Streets appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 25 January 2024 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that because of New York City's Summer Streets program, Park Avenue in Manhattan has no traffic in three mornings in August?

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Did you know nomination[edit]

The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was: promoted by AirshipJungleman29 talk 00:16, 15 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Cyclists and runners on Park Avenue during the 2023 Summer Streets event.

... that Park Avenue in Manhattan has no traffic during three days in August because of New York City's Summer Streets program? Source: New York Times: "Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg announced on Monday that he will create a car-free zone on three Saturdays in August, along a 6.9-mile stretch of streets through Manhattan, from the Brooklyn Bridge, north to Park Avenue and the Upper East Side", New York Times: "Approximately 300,000 people enjoy the event each year, a city announcement said, and “everyone is invited to play, run, walk, and bike along Park Avenue and its connecting streets.”"
- ALT1: ... that in 2014 and 2015, art installations by artists Ryan McGinness and Stephen Powers were stolen in the matter of days during New York City's car-free Summer Streets initiative? Source: Wall Street Journal: "Ryan McGinness's Edgy Signs Were Stolen Almost as Soon as They Were Installed ... But just days after the signs went up, most had been stolen, the artist and transportation department officials said." Wall Street Journal: "For the second year running, all but a handful of the 30 signs, part of the city’s annual Summer Streets program, appeared to have been stolen."
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- Comment: it's my first one. not familiar at all.

Created by Deansfa (talk). Self-nominated at 14:45, 18 December 2023 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Summer Streets; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.[reply]

Review underway... Hassocks5489 (Floreat Hova!) 20:14, 11 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The article was newly created in mainspace on 18th December, having been moved from a sandbox, and was nominated on that date. No QPQ review required as this is the first self-nomination (one previous DYK credit was for an article edited by multiple editors). Length is fine at >700 words. Well-referenced to reliable and varied sources. I have checked each reference for factual accuracy and close paraphrasing/copyvio; no issues found. The hooks are interesting (as is the article subject) and compliant in other ways. A suitably licensed picture has been provided, but it is only really suitable for use with the first hook and would need to include something like (2023 event pictured) added to the end of the hook.

Welcome to DYK Deansfa; this nomination has been verified and is ready. Hassocks5489 (Floreat Hova!) 22:54, 11 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for your review, Hassocks5489! --Deansfa (talk) 23:54, 11 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]