Which is the Busiest Street Corner in the City?

The most reliable figures in regard to street traffic
are those given by the Traffic Division of the Police
Department. These figures were registered on automatic
counters by the traffic officers and represent traffic for
lo hours of the day, not 24, namely from 8:30 a. m.
to 6:30 p. m. The traffic squad handles daily 15,545,745
pedestrians in Manhattan borough alone and 2,212,874
vehicles.    Some of their figures are given below:

Park Row and Frankfort St.....„.........................................296,200 pedestrians

Park  Row  and  Frankfort   St.............................................   6,700 vehicles

Broadway and  Fulton  St.........................................................223,000 pedestrians

Broadway  and  Fulton  St........................................................ 10,300 vehicles

Broadway   south   of   Fulton   St.   to   Bowling

Green, all crossings .........................................................1,200,000 pedestrians

Fifth Avenue and 23rd St.......................................................159,920 pedestrians

Fifth Avenue and 23rd St.......................................................   9,645 vehicles

Fifth Avenue and 34th St.......................................................140,360 pedestrians

Fifth Avenue and 34th St....................................................... 14,360 vehicles

Fifth Avenue and 42nd St.......................................................113,780 pedestrians

Fifth Avenue and 42nd St....................................................... 18,000 vehicles

Broadway and Times Square................................................ 90,370 pedestrians

Broadway and Times Square..................„............................ 19,650 vehicles

Columbus   Circle   .............................................................................. 81,990 pedestrians

Columbus   Circle   .............................................................................. 39,210 vehicles

In Brooklyn Borough

Fulton   and   Court   St................................................................... 41,260 pedestrians

Fulton   and   Court   St...................................................................   5,767 vehicles

Flatbush and Fourth Aves....................................................... 36,859 pedestrians

Flatbush and Fourth Aves....................................................... 13,075 vehicles

In the Bronx

Third   Avenue   and   149th   St........................................... 69,640 pedestrians

Third   Avenue   and   149th   St..........................................   7,344 vehicles

The Bridges

Manhattan Bridge.............................................................................. 11,018 pedestrians

Manhattan Bridge .............................................................................. 11,299 vehicles

Williamsburg   Bridge   .................................................................. 54,110 pedestrians

Williamsburg   Bridge   ..................................................................   9,916 vehicles

Queensboro   Bridge  ........................................................................ 42,420 pedestrians

Queensboro   Bridge........................................................................ 14,530 vehicles

The Brooklyn Bridge, the oldest of them all and the one
which has the greatest traffic, is not given.

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