one of the longest pandemic-era projects that reclaimed space from cars, resulted in a permanent change to Berry St in north Brooklyn. It's now pedestrian and cyclist prioritized, and cars are a distant and slow 3rd.

New York City has converted the Berry Street open street into a permanent two-way bike boulevard, using simple redesigns to reduce traffic on the nearly mile-long north Brooklyn strip and turning it into a much-needed extension of public space.

The Department of Transportation revamped Berry, between Broadway and N. 12th Street, by flipping the one-way traffic at three pairs of blocks, adding coral-colored paint to some intersections, and extending curbs at every intersection for better visibility and extra space — an increasingly popular street treatment known as daylighting.

The overhauls, especially the flipped traffic direction, dramatically reduced the number of cars using Berry

The agency has done or is in the process of doing similar redesigns at other pandemic-era open streets, including 34th Avenue in Queens, W. 22nd Street in Manhattan, and the stalled Underhill Avenue bike boulevard.

The street, which used to be northbound only, has two-way markings for cyclists. Before the redesign, DOT's street activity sensors revealed that 20 percent of bike riders were already going southbound against the direction of traffic when it became an open street, prompting the agency to formalize the street into a two-way corridor for the two-wheelers.

For cars, the speed limit is lower at five miles per hour. Berry is mostly northbound, but DOT has flipped the direction for two blocks each north of Broadway, Grand Street, and N. Fifth Street. That simple change has "naturally" reduced car traffic to local access, according to the agency

https://nyc.streetsblog.org/2023/11/21/eyes-on-the-street-berry-street-bike-boulevard-is-a-model-for-low-traffic-streets

If this seems like a nice way to make the city safe for pedestrians to get out and walk, I have a suggestion... move the hell out of the city, and go walk in the country. Streets are for cars, if you hate traffic, get the hell out of the street. If you want to bike everywhere, get some elevated bike lanes made, and seriously enjoy the ride, the view, and the absence of traffic. 

Elevated bike lane in Cponehagen: https://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2016/01/they-figured-it-out-and-it-would-get-so.html

and Pasadena https://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2013/07/forgotten-history-of-what-might-have.html