[jwasbury]

I walk in NYC everyday. My office is in Times Square and I sometimes have to walk in the street if I want to go anywhere because the sidewalks are jammed to the brim with tourists who are standing around gawking and clogging up the pedestrian traffic. One of the worst areas is in front of Macys. On somedays its almost impossible to pass through the area on the sidewalk. Pedestrians with places to go have no choice but to take to the street. It seems that the city recognizes the problem because they just closed the street in front of Macys to automobile traffic...its now pedestrian and bicycle only.