Picture it swarms of river rats aka NJ peeps ... no offense Audrey, Nancy... streaming out and on to Vesey Street. Think of the movie Willard or Ben. Got the picture? Now picture trying to walk in the opposite direction of the foot traffic? Yes ugly! Nothing puts me in a bad mood like being body checked before and after work.
On rainy days it's the best I say! I have my umbrella to barrel through the hordes of people! The umbrella isn't over my head, but tilted slightly downward toward the oncoming crowd to part the ways!
On a more pleasant weather day, you need to stay close to the wall of the Post Office building or hug the wall of the construction gate. You then must stiffen up your body and brace yourself as the NJ peeps try to knock you down.
On a good day I can do the ambulance chaser move. I just walk behind someone who is either taller or wider than myself! Works like a charm!
Okay..okay now here's the kicker.... the foot traffic has gotten soooo out of hand that we have handlers to cross Church Street!
Yeap we have people in neon little hazard jackets and hats (Adult Crossing Guards) blowing whistles to stop people from crossing the street against the red and potentially holding up traffic. Picture it, two individuals hold a neon yellow chain stretched out to control the flow of foot traffic when crossing the street. It's so bad it's wrong! Who’s the ass who designed one entrance for the Path Train? I want that person for my ambulance chaser move M-F.
In my humble opinion the worst part of this madness is the fire hydrants conveniently located in the middle of the sidewalk. You don't see them coming until it's too late. It is lovely that they put an orange cone next to them for extra tripping. Dang you PAPD!!!!! I also like that the front of the crossing guard's jackets says "pedestrian management"
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