This should really help rush hour traffic./s
Have you seen pictures/video of NYC during the day lately?
There is NO rush hour traffic.
My office has Fox Business Channel on during the day.
They have a camera mounted on their building on the corner or 42nd street and 6th avenue pointed north toward Central Park. There is nobody there. Sometimes they show the live shot and there are a couple vehicles on each block.
They also have a camera in Times Square. When the show that during the day there are just a few vehicles and a few pedestrians.
Consider just the tourist dollars that the big cities are losing. Every year people go to NYC. They go to a Yankees game. A broadway show. Walk through Times Square. Go to the Statue of Liberty. Ground Zero. take the Staten Island Ferry. None of that is happening. Not only are the hotels, restaurants losing money. Think of the cab drivers. Hot dog cart salesman. Then consider the reduction in sales tax revenue for the city and state.