We used to have parties at the west end of Mt. Hermon Way encompassing about 5 blocks. Other “blocks” did the same in other parts of town. You just have to schedule the event with NTPD to plan to close off the streets involved and to bring over some cones.
They were great fun, and there also were house parties for the same neighborhood. But in recent years those parties faded out and were gone, partly because of demographic turnover. I don’t know if other blocks still do it , but the best ones were on Embury and Heck. Some blocks are more friendly than others.
And here is a link from 2021 where Blogfinger covered a block party on Embury: Great fun!
With music by Tony Orlando —