If you want some related reading, check this out: http://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/downloads/pdf/brooklyn_4.pdf http://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/downloads/pdf/brooklyn_4.

If you want some related reading, check this out: http://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/downloads/pdf/brooklyn_4.pdf http://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/downloads/pdf/brooklyn_4.pdf A whole pilot program about pedestrian safety improvements in Downtown Brooklyn, including lots of comments about accommodation for some of the unusual habits pedestrians in the city tend to have.