Video & Photos: 2008 Park(ing) Day in New York City
by Michael Graham Richard, Gatineau, Canada on 09.22.08

Park(ing) Day New York City 2008
Lloyd wrote a post earlier today about Park(ing) Day in NYC. If you are not familiar with the concept, check it out.
The video below was made by our friends at StreetFilms. They went to the 'liberated' parking spots around New York to show what imaginative citizens did. Looks like they had a great time! Read on for the video and tons of photos from some of the coolest spots.
Via Streetsblog's Flickr pool:






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