The Cost of Doing Business in Midtown

 

New York City seems to be under some sort of SUV attack this week. In midtown this afternoon a hulking sports utility vehicle careened up onto the sidewalk and smashed through the window of the Cambridge Members clothing store on Broadway near Herald Square, according to a Streetsblog tipster. Word has it, three pedestrians were injured and are in stable condition. One mannequin is dead…

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The wider pedestrian zone is separated from the bike lane by planters, and the bike lane is separated from motor vehicle traffic by inexpensive bollards and low-profile barriers. Photo: NYCFreeParking/Twitter

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