In a development sure to annoy natives citywide, New York State's highest court says it's OK for pedestrians to stand obliviously in the middle of busy intersections and force people to walk around them.
From the NYTimes:
[Judge Carmen Beatrice Ciparek] later added: “Something more than a mere inconvenience of
pedestrians is required to support the charge. Otherwise, any person
who happens to stop on a sidewalk — whether to greet another, to seek
directions or simply to regain one’s bearings — would be subject to
prosecution under this statute.”
And the problem with that is.....?
