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On Wednesday, frothing New York Post demagogue Andrea Peyser dropped her instant-classic diatribe against the new car-free pedestrian plazas on Broadway, deriding those European tourists who flocked to the open space while finding solidarity with... one homeless man. Joe Miller, who Peyser says "carried his earthly possessions in plastic bags" also shares the columnist's hatred for any human challenge to the automobile's supremacy: "It's terrible. I live in the streets. People smoke in the shelters! I can't stand it."
Opinions On A Car-Free Times Square from ANIMALnewyork.com on Vimeo.
Anyway, the rant inspired Animal NY to "hit the streets to speak to the people, the ones sitting in all that 'cheapo furniture' the philippic pundit railed against. As it turns out, the locals love it and the tourists are in heaven, despite being forced to sit in temporary plastic chairs like plebeians." Indeed, as this funny video shows, many New Yorkers are relishing the opportunity to take in Times Square in this new (temporary?) autonomous zone. One lounger even predicts: "It's inevitable for all this to be shut down." Unfortunately, Peyser is sure to shrug off the glowing reviews because one comes from a European—a Frenchman, no less, who actually says such a change would never happen in Paris!
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I think we now have definitive proof that "thefacts" is actually Andrea Peyser.
hahaha
Poor Andrea Peyser: her bias is showing!
oh no!-what if peysermeister meisterpeyser finds out we've been celebrating christmas too?
in paris they already HAVE done this - much of Les Halles is an auto-free tourist plaza.
they don't have a times square, so the comparison is moronic
wtf is wrong with conservatives? When did 'driving' become a conservative position and 'walking' a sign of liberalism run amok? Pathetic.
Because less driving = fewer opportunities to chant "Drill Baby Drill."
disappointing interviewer - he never deviates from his line of questions.
It's official! Some unknown blog supports the closing of the Great White Way.
Rejoice!
And all the people they asked about it
All three?
Wow, I'm impressed at the journalistic integrity and standards of animal.com!
More than three, nobody cares if you're impressed.
And no one cares that you can count up to four.
Chances are, nobody gives a shit about what either of us say on here. Except us. You and me baby. You and me.
At this point, it is just you.
And yet, here you are.
Yeah this is so fucking rad! Whoo hoo. A car free part of the Big Apple-golly gee New York is so hip and progressive
I love how he asks the black couple how they like "chillin" in times square.
What about Herald Square? Wasn't that closed too?
So far Herald Square is the red-headed-Wednesday's-stepchild of this program. Lots of walking room for sure, but sparse crowds, little seating or amusements to attract them, and almost no promotion or publicity from the media. The DOT is dropping the ball on the other half of "Green Light" and it better not wait until Holiday shopping season to draw crowds.
I think Times Square is still an armpit. I'm glad they closed it to traffic but it still smells like pee in front of the Hyatt. Why does anyone want to sit there?
I have no idea why anyone sits outside in Manhattan, whether it be Times Square or outdoor restaurant seating. The noise, the smells, the bums. Give me indoors with AC every time.
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So you refuse to ride a bike in the city (too scary), and you're scared of noise and smells? I like indoor AC too, but it sounds like you need to get out more often.