Traffic in New York

Posted on by David Barker

I’m not sure traffic in New York — or at least in Manhattan — is as bad as everyone says. Then again, I live in downtown Toronto so what do I know? The subway has a lot better coverage than in Toronto. And the grid of one way streets is effective. Cars don’t get stuck at one light … and then the next … and then the next. And pedestrians only have to worry about traffic coming from one direction.

Bicycle on Broadway viewed from Union Square.
Bicycle on Broadway viewed from Union Square.
Traffic cops.
Traffic cops.
Exiting the subway.
Exiting the subway.
Helicopter taking off from the West 30th Street Heliport.
Helicopter taking off from the West 30th Street Heliport.
Trains at the Hudson Rail Yards.
Trains at the Hudson Rail Yards.
Vertical parking lot.
Vertical parking lot.
Empty vodka bottle in garbage can.
Empty vodka bottle in garbage can. Could the traffic have something to do with this?