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The Straight Story (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-25-09 03:06 PM Original message |
New York set to ban cars from Times Square |
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bluestateguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-25-09 03:09 PM Response to Original message |
1. They do that on Austin's 6th Street on Friday and Saturday nights |
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Jazzgirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-25-09 03:23 PM Response to Reply #1 |
9. Yes they do bluestateguy. |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-25-09 03:10 PM Response to Original message |
2. As an occasional visitor who enjoys going to NYC, I think that would be extremely cool |
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BlueJazz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-25-09 03:10 PM Response to Original message |
3. I like the idea. I wish every City (over a certain size) had a downtown that ... |
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Jane Austin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-25-09 03:16 PM Response to Original message |
4. Isn't that going to further clog up crosstown traffic |
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DesertFlower (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-25-09 03:20 PM Response to Reply #4 |
6. that's my thought. |
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Johnny Noshoes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-25-09 06:16 PM Response to Reply #6 |
27. Since B'way and 7th ave run so close together in Times Sq... |
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Golden Raisin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-25-09 05:18 PM Response to Reply #4 |
25. Uh, yeah! |
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Roon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-25-09 03:18 PM Response to Original message |
5. We have a street lined with an open air mall |
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lame54 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-25-09 03:21 PM Response to Original message |
7. Allow the cars - Ban the advertisements |
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Johnny Noshoes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-25-09 06:22 PM Response to Reply #7 |
28. Oh the visual pollution in Times Sq is intense. |
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backscatter712 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-25-09 03:22 PM Response to Original message |
8. A very good idea! |
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RUMMYisFROSTED (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-25-09 03:27 PM Response to Original message |
10. Out with GM! |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-25-09 03:30 PM Response to Original message |
11. That will make trips to the Times Square Olive Garden that much nicer! |
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Gwendolyn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-25-09 03:32 PM Response to Reply #11 |
13. True... but still. n/t |
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Gwendolyn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-25-09 03:30 PM Response to Original message |
12. Quaint walkways are not meant for New York. |
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KittyWampus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-25-09 03:36 PM Response to Reply #12 |
15. NYC already shuts down a few blocks every Saturday through late spring summer for street fairs |
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Fountain79 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-25-09 03:51 PM Response to Reply #15 |
18. That's one day a week and is seasonal.... |
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Gwendolyn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-25-09 03:58 PM Response to Reply #15 |
19. Yeah, but with lots of screaming. And where is it now centered? Upper West Side or Tribeca? |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-25-09 03:41 PM Response to Reply #12 |
16. Or at least not meant for Broadway |
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spanone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-25-09 03:33 PM Response to Original message |
14. cool, i was just there, it's mostly pedestrians on times square already |
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Fountain79 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-25-09 03:42 PM Response to Original message |
17. Never been to New York |
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Princess Turandot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-25-09 04:17 PM Response to Reply #17 |
20. They're doing this on a trial basis for (I think) six months .. |
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Gman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-25-09 04:20 PM Response to Original message |
21. What about the hookers? |
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Gwendolyn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-25-09 04:22 PM Response to Reply #21 |
22. Long gone. They've moved away eons ago. n/t |
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skooooo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-25-09 04:23 PM Response to Reply #21 |
23. good point. nt |
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NYC_SKP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-25-09 04:32 PM Response to Reply #21 |
24. They've already moved. I miss the good old Times Square. |
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Gman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-25-09 09:32 PM Response to Reply #24 |
31. I haven't been there since 1992 for the DNC |
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Golden Raisin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-25-09 05:26 PM Response to Reply #21 |
26. TImes Square is all Disneyfied and |
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Johnny Noshoes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-25-09 06:32 PM Response to Reply #26 |
30. Amazing ain't it. |
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donco6 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-25-09 06:26 PM Response to Original message |
29. From what I've seen, it's just a big parking lot anyway. |
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