NYC Officials Envision Turning Fifth Avenue Into a Grand Boulevard

Vehicles and pedestrians make their way down Fifth Avenue in New York, Dec. 22, 2005. Diane Bondareff/AP Photo

NEW YORK—Manhattan’s famed luxury store row Fifth Avenue is in line for a major makeover.

New York City officials unveiled a plan this week to transform a central portion of the thoroughfare between Bryant Park and Central Park into a more pedestrian-centered boulevard.