The New Broadway

Ken AshfordPopular CultureLeave a Comment

In case you haven't heard, Broadway is now a pedestrian mall from 47th to 42nd Sts. and from 35th to 33rd Sts.

Which means Times Square looks like this now:

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And this:

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And this:

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Beach chairs are the big thing right now.  NYC is going to decide at the end of the year whether to make it permanent.  Assuming they do, we'll probably start to see benches, etc.