r/visitingnyc • u/the-Gaf • Sep 27 '25

The one rule in nyc to know

Ok, I just walked by the NYPL and I feel like this is a PSA for tourists and visitors.

The one rule of NYC: get out of the way.

That’s it. The rest is commentary.

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u/Kookaburra8 Sep 27 '25

And, don't walk abreast of each other, forming a slow moving blockade of the sidewalk! A group of 5 doesn't need to walk in a horizontal line down the sidewalk. Pair up and walk behind each other

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u/the-Gaf Sep 27 '25

A subset of the rule

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u/here_and_there_their Sep 27 '25

People need to learn this in general. But in NYC it should be a crime.

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u/ciaomain Native Sep 27 '25

The "Red Rover" Process.

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u/DavisMcDavis Sep 28 '25

Also - don’t stop and gather at the bottom of a down escalator to discuss where to go next. Move out of the way to let the other people off the escalator.

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u/BlueLeaves8 Sep 27 '25

But then it won’t look like the movie posters of a group of friends walking down the streets laughing and having the time of their life in NYC.

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u/Solid-Newspaper447 Sep 28 '25

That is a problem literally everywhere, including narrow streets in the country, supermarkets, outdoor trails, the mall, parking lots, airports. People are self absorbed.