I think the article is trying to say NYC will get extra-crowded by eclipse-seekers flocking in (because NYC is in the eclipse path), and those big crowds will cause all the disruptions ... so I interpreted it wrong in my first response
But, why would people flock to crowded (and pricey) NYC to watch it?
The eclipse path is 2000 miles long and 100 miles wide, so there’s lots of other open, uncrowded, cheaper areas to watch it from
So, the “needless fear-mongering” part stands ...
Who wants to travel to a crime ridden city where you know in advance it is going to go dark?
“The eclipse path is 2000 miles long and 100 miles wide, so there’s lots of other open, uncrowded, cheaper areas to watch it from”
Like someone from NYC or NJ is going to drive to Texas to view it!
It may be 100 miles wide but most of that is not a full eclipse.
I think the eclipse crosses over Maztalán. Given the choice to watch between Sinaloa & NYC... Mazatlán is safer.