All 471 subway stations now have countdown clocks; First Rikers jail to close this summer
Countdown clock via Wiki Commons (L); Rikers Island via Wiki Commons (R)
- Did you know today is National Returns Day? UPS says it will handle a record 1.4 million returns on Wednesday alone. [WP]
- After 50 years of advocacy, Prospect Park is officially car-free. [Streetsblog]
- All 471 subway stations now have countdown clocks, 11 years after the MTA started the project. [NYDN]
- Permits have been filed with the city for the new David Adjaye-designed Studio Museum of Harlem. [CityRealty]
- A major step in Mayor de Blasio’s plan to completely close Rikers Island, the first jail will shutter this summer thanks to historic reductions in jail population. [Office of the Mayor]
- Since 1992, the MTA’s Poetry in Motion program has brought more than 200 poems to subway trains and platforms. A new book looks back at the collection. [WNYC]
