Took the train down from Albany yesterday. We did some shopping, walking around and had dinner at Ian's resteraunt. The UN is in session so the street the resteraunt is on is all but closed off to nothing but cop cars and black Tahoes. One side of the street are orange cones every three feet, that's the "express lane" for UN cars to shoot past the curb at about 50mph, bypassing protesters.
Ian says they want to make it harder to drive in the City so some of the four or five lane streets are narrowed to three and the two lanes left are made into small parks. They covered the area with a gritty textured surface, plunked down tables, chairs, umbrellas and potted plants; Viola! Park. I was impressed. If you have to eat Street Meat, you might as well be comfortable.
This is a view from one of the pocket parks.
