By STEPHANIE TSOFLIAS pix11.com

9:06 p.m. EDT, August 4, 2011
NEW YORK (PIX11)—
It's every New Yorker's dream to have seven miles of open space and It's what Manhattanites get every summer, leaving residents of other boroughs feeling neglected.

This year, 'Summer Streets' is back for the next three weekends, and Park Avenue will be shut down from Central Park to the Brooklyn Bridge.

"We'll have free roller blades and free helmets," said the Department of Transportation Commissioner, Jannette Sadik-Khan today at an event unveiling the project.

But some New Yorkers aren't smiling about 'Summer Streets'. In fact, they think it is a complete slap in the face, especially when they hear how extravagant the event will be.

"We're also going to have colorful sandboxes this year. We're going to bring the best of the beach to the streets of New York," said Sadik-Khan.

Some residents of the outer boroughs are left feeling inferior.

"Once again Manhattan is getting this wonderful thing, but what are the outer boroughs getting?," said Parks advocate, Geoffrey Croft.

Croft said there were "a lot of sandboxes in city parks (but) the vast majority of them have been taken away. And here they are having sand at this thing."

Croft says for people living in Brooklyn, Queens or even Staten Island, it's just too far to travel. And running through park sprinklers or hanging from a jungle gym isn't the same.

"For families to get on a train or bus to come to Manhattan to do this, it's really not going to happen," said Croft.

PIX 11 asked Sadik-Khan about why the outer boroughs are being left out. She told us that the city hosts 20 community walks in those neighborhoods throughout the summer. Even if they aren't as extravagant.

"They are tailored to meet the communities' needs and the businesses along the way," Sadik-Khan said.

For more information on the walks and 'Summer Streets' and the community walks go to the DOT website.