Something unusual is happening with parking spaces today, and no, we’re not referring to the mysterious disappearance of New York City DOT Commissioner Polly Trottenberg’s Honda.

Today is Park(ing) Day, “an annual worldwide event where artists, designers and citizens transform metered parking spots into temporary public parks.” Here’s a look at some “parks,” or more accurately, “parklets” from around the tri-state region.

Uber set up a parklet in Stamford:

A day in the park with @Uber at Stamford #parkingday! pic.twitter.com/0NVnfbTZ2C

— Stamford 2030 (@Stamford2030) September 16, 2016

And TO Design set one up in downtown New Britain:

#ASLAPD16. Happy #ParkingDay. Cornhole and chillaxin' on Main Street, New Britain, CT. Thanks, TO Design! pic.twitter.com/ZQUeEuIhnC

— CT Chapter of ASLA (@CTASLA) September 16, 2016

And Yale University’s School of Forestry & Environmental Studies organized a parklet in New Haven:

If you're near Kroon Hall today, join @YaleFES for #ParkingDay https://t.co/mcUzofzgXs @goNHgo @NewHavenURI pic.twitter.com/N3IVkrgGlM

— Yale School of the Environment (@YaleEnvironment) September 16, 2016

In New Jersey, local businesses teamed up to create a beach on Kings Highway in Haddonfield.

@parkingday @parkingdayphila Check out #parkingday2016 in South Jersey https://t.co/bvWWVfUnax pic.twitter.com/7dmZRsG09k

— NJ Pen (@NJ_Pen) September 16, 2016

And there was a parklet in downtown Newark:

It's a beautiful day to celebrate #ParkingDay ! Come to @BurgerWalla and enjoy the outdoors. @NJIT @Rutgers_Newark pic.twitter.com/sJoG9I60ar

— Tyler Tourville (@TyTourville) September 16, 2016

New York City didn’t have many Park(ing) Day installations, but here’s one that Friends of the High Line organized:

Today, join us for Park(ing) Day on 17th St & 10th Ave #ParkingDay2016 #ASLAPD16 @asla_ny @NYC_DOT pic.twitter.com/z9GdHM6SoC

— The High Line (@highlinenyc) September 16, 2016

There were plenty more outside the region. Our colleagues at the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission set up a parklet in Philadelphia:

Come see these friendly faces on 6th St across from the Liberty Bell! #parkingday @parkingdayphila pic.twitter.com/nrj78098is

— DVRPC (@DVRPC) September 16, 2016

And there was this one, organized by the Urban Land Institute in Washington, DC, where they were blending smoothies with pedal power:

Thank you to everyone who stopped by @ULIWashington's parklet for #parkingday. @GoldenTriDC @americanoffice7 pic.twitter.com/ViflS0Wyd5

— Urban Land Institute (@UrbanLandInst) September 16, 2016

And in Massachusetts, the Cambridge Development Department replaced parking spaces with a protected bike lane:

Separated bike lane on Mass Ave for @parkingday in @CambMA ! #cambma #cambridgebikes #parkingday2016 @APA_Planning pic.twitter.com/6cYcgZqkS3

— Cambridge CDD (@CDDat344) September 16, 2016

For more, check out this list of unique Park(ing) Day installations from around the globe, compiled by our friends at Streetsblog.