Rules of NYC Streets
Nov 11th, 2008, 10:41 AM
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Rules of NYC Streets
With Prime Tourist Season apporaching I thought I should I reprint:
Rules of the NYC Sidewalk
For NY’ers and Tourists
WALK TO THE RIGHT, especially if you have a sign “Wide Load” on your butt
Do not stop short.
Do not do pirouettes in the middle of the street when lost.
Do not walk five across the street as if you are playing Ringo leevio or Red Rover, Red Rover let Fred Come Over.
Drink your Starbucks at Starbucks. All you latte lackeys do not hold you overpriced coffee in front of you like a cocktail.
Would you drive on the left, stop in the middle of the highway, or take every family car and block every lane?
Just NY’ers
Do not run down the street between the walkers
Do not ride your bike down the street. I know bikers think they are elevated live forms but pedestrians may disagree.
Sunday fathers-do not use your child’s stroller as a battering ram. If you are mad that you are divorced or stuck with the kid, take it on yourself not us.
Dog walkers-try not to have the entire 20 foot lead extend across the sidewalk. Someone is going to crush your Chihuahua.
Tourists
Look at the map either at the curb or next to a building not on a corner, the middle of the street, by garbage cans already blocking the street, or in front of a subway stop.
If you must window shop do it by the windows and not from the middle of the sidewalk with binoculars.
Jay-walking is a NYC sport. If you are going to wait for a light, get out of the way of those who want to break the law.
If you are going to look up assign a designated seeing eye tourist so others can pass.
Cell-ibites
SHUT UP!!!. Now we know publicly how petty and inane you are privately.
Do not dial the phone as you walk. Pull your annoying butt over to a building.
Do not pace the street, while talking as if the street us your living room.
Watch where you are going. You are on the phone, not us.
Thank you.
Rules of the NYC Sidewalk
For NY’ers and Tourists
WALK TO THE RIGHT, especially if you have a sign “Wide Load” on your butt
Do not stop short.
Do not do pirouettes in the middle of the street when lost.
Do not walk five across the street as if you are playing Ringo leevio or Red Rover, Red Rover let Fred Come Over.
Drink your Starbucks at Starbucks. All you latte lackeys do not hold you overpriced coffee in front of you like a cocktail.
Would you drive on the left, stop in the middle of the highway, or take every family car and block every lane?
Just NY’ers
Do not run down the street between the walkers
Do not ride your bike down the street. I know bikers think they are elevated live forms but pedestrians may disagree.
Sunday fathers-do not use your child’s stroller as a battering ram. If you are mad that you are divorced or stuck with the kid, take it on yourself not us.
Dog walkers-try not to have the entire 20 foot lead extend across the sidewalk. Someone is going to crush your Chihuahua.
Tourists
Look at the map either at the curb or next to a building not on a corner, the middle of the street, by garbage cans already blocking the street, or in front of a subway stop.
If you must window shop do it by the windows and not from the middle of the sidewalk with binoculars.
Jay-walking is a NYC sport. If you are going to wait for a light, get out of the way of those who want to break the law.
If you are going to look up assign a designated seeing eye tourist so others can pass.
Cell-ibites
SHUT UP!!!. Now we know publicly how petty and inane you are privately.
Do not dial the phone as you walk. Pull your annoying butt over to a building.
Do not pace the street, while talking as if the street us your living room.
Watch where you are going. You are on the phone, not us.
Thank you.
Nov 11th, 2008, 11:13 AM
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Your post reminded me of when I lived in the NYC area - we used to tell our out of town guests that the "DON'T WALK" signs were really advertisements for the bus company.
And I always seemed to get behind the "Weaver Family" - you know the group of tourists who weaved from side to side as you tried to "spint" past them while walking along the sidewalk
And I always seemed to get behind the "Weaver Family" - you know the group of tourists who weaved from side to side as you tried to "spint" past them while walking along the sidewalk
Nov 11th, 2008, 01:17 PM
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One thing to be aware of, is not to follow too closely behind people walking as they talk on their cellphones. I can't believe the number of people in NYC (well, I suppose other cities too) who are walking along at a good clip and stop dead in their tracks as they say "You're kidding!" or "No way!" into their cellphones. Talking and walking at the same time seems to be a difficult combination for many natives. Oh, and they love to do that half way up or down the steps to the subway too.
"DON'T WALK" signs were really advertisements for the bus company."
I LOVE that.
"DON'T WALK" signs were really advertisements for the bus company."
I LOVE that.
Nov 11th, 2008, 04:37 PM
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For locals -
With 2 or more dogs - the dogs should be on the same side of you and kept close together - not each wandering 5 or 6 feet in different directions.
For tourists who smoke
It is extremely impolite to stand right outside the door of a the restaurant puffing away - and making everyone who exits/enters inhale you smoke. Step at least 5 or 6 feet away from the door to give other patrons smoke free passage.
With 2 or more dogs - the dogs should be on the same side of you and kept close together - not each wandering 5 or 6 feet in different directions.
For tourists who smoke
It is extremely impolite to stand right outside the door of a the restaurant puffing away - and making everyone who exits/enters inhale you smoke. Step at least 5 or 6 feet away from the door to give other patrons smoke free passage.
Nov 11th, 2008, 05:44 PM
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Gawk away, and you'll get yourself run over, run down, trampled or lifted. Or you may put a passerby in jeopardy.
Rule of the road,
be streetwise,
be kind,
be courteous,
be aware of your surroundings
and those that surround you.
Rule of the road,
be streetwise,
be kind,
be courteous,
be aware of your surroundings
and those that surround you.
Nov 11th, 2008, 07:02 PM
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Everyone does this...
Walk up the stairs from a subway stop and then stop. The person behind you has to put on some serious brakes. Thank you very much, I'd like to pull a muscle, yes!
Walk out the station to where you're not in anyone's way and figure out where to go.
Walk up the stairs from a subway stop and then stop. The person behind you has to put on some serious brakes. Thank you very much, I'd like to pull a muscle, yes!
Walk out the station to where you're not in anyone's way and figure out where to go.
