I Want My City Back–Update

Went to out to dinner tonight–no problem getting a reservation on OpenTable. Unfortunately, the restaurant was only about 1/3 full. It would normally be jammed on a Friday night, especially on a mild September weekend when vacations are over and all of the college students are back in the city. Plenty of parking spaces available on the street, further proof that many people had left town and that people who would normally come in from the suburbs to the bars, restaurants and clubs were staying home (and apparently the supposed 30,000 people attending the World Meeting of Families were not replacing them). It was eerie, no traffic and few people out on the streets (except for the National Guardsmen on every corner). It was reminiscent of a blizzard when everything shuts down.