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New Car-Free Zones Make Times Square 36% Less Disgusting
Most tourists don't realize this, but real New Yorkers don't hang out in Times Square. In fact, they avoid it whenever possible, giving a wide berth to the crowds packing Bubba Gump's Shrimp Co. and the ESPN Zone in favor of more authentic hangouts downtown. But Times Square suddenly got a whole lot more palatable to natives this week with the introduction of several new pedestrian-only zones, where you can hang out and gawk at all the neon and plasma without worrying about being mowed down by a taxi. It was a move I never thought I'd see in a city that has seemingly favored drivers over walkers in recent years, so I had to check it out. Armed with a camera and a copy of The New Yorker, I explored the new car-free oasis of Times Square during my lunch hour on Thursday, and I've got to tell you: it's great.
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Pedestrians Only On Broadway, Please!
New York's Mayor Bloomberg's war on cars continues: His promise of congestion pricing has not come through yet, but his new proposal to close stretches of Broadway to traffic is designed to infuriate city drivers -- and delight the rest of us.
Bloomie announced today that beginning Memorial Day, the Great White Way will be closed to all cars between 42nd and 47th streets (the heart of Times Square) and 32nd to 35th streets (Herald Square). These spaces will become "pedestrian plazas," with traffic diverted to Sixth or Seventh Avenue, for the rest of the year.
