"On a recent morning, the intersection of East 77th Street and Lexington Avenue presented a vivid illustration of the tumult. A taxi trying to make a left turn had to maneuver around a Verizon crew digging up the asphalt. A box truck was parked in the bus lane, and the M102 bus, with its accordionlike belly, was forced to change lanes and snake around it. Dozens of people streamed out of the subway and into the crosswalk. A man pushing a double stroller navigated between the subway entrance and a sidewalk compost box. A woman’s shopping cart wheels got stuck in a crack in the sidewalk. CitiBikes and delivery bikes whizzed by. A cargo bike stopped in front of a FedEx truck that was unloading packages next to a bike lane. Lively, energetic streets make city living attractive — people to watch, windows to browse, benches to sit on, trees for shade. ..."
This scene of Park Avenue near 57th Street was typical of 1930s traffic.
Over 10 million cars went through the Holland tunnel in 1930.
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