The traffic surrounding the presence of world leaders though, isn’t pretty for commuters.
"It's crazy people don’t know where to go. They’re running through red lights. I almost got hit just a few minutes ago on 2nd Ave.""These streets are all closed, so we live on 1st, so there’s no calling an Uber getting on a bus. I feel like it’s a transportation hazard. The subway is fine," added a commuter.
Officials urge commuters to take public transit this week in anticipation of more than 150 heads of state scheduled to attend the U.N. General Assembly.All the news you need to know, every day
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