In the Streets

Mayor Michael Bloomberg to Declare Times Square Mall Permanent

By Roy Edroso Thu., Feb. 11 2010 at 10:58 AM
Categories: Citystate, Featured, In the Streets
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Hard to believe it was just an experiment, but the survival of the pedestrian mall opened in May at Times Square was subject to Bloomberg Administration study, and it is reported that today he will announce the mall will be permanent, or as permanent as anything is in New York City. Though they were expecting better results (and cab drivers have not been enthusiastic), Department of Transportation analysts have seen little negative effect on traffic on the surrounding avenues, so the mall stays.

Wait till Andrea Peyser -- who denounced the mall because its outdoor seating encouraged tourists to smoke, befouling the theretofore pristine Times Square atmosphere -- hears about this!

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