This image from the current issue of Price Tags is one of my favourites.
A young American family striding down 42nd Street in Times Square. And they’re actually in the street, separated from the traffic. Smiling.
Here’s the accompanying text:
For those who knew its sordid past, the contemporary innocence of Times Square at 42nd Street is shocking.
Yes, it may be Disneyfied. But this Times Square puts Heartland America into Wonderful Town – an experience so exhilarating it’s why they heart New York.
More here.
Always interesting to hear the perspective from outside, especially from someone from such a fantastic livable city as Vancouver. I think we have long way to go here in nyc, remember this is a huge city and many areas in need of improvement. For too long the automobile has been given too much priority. But there are definite signs of improvement.