NEW YORK—The streets of Park Avenue were quiet and tidy. A doorman on the west side of the avenue caught a glimpse of an empty cardboard box ditched on the sidewalk and he quickly ran up to toss it away. Few tourists lingered around the mostly residential area.
Christmas is an especially peaceful affair.
“I would say it’s the most quiet day of the year,” a doorman, who commutes from the Bronx, said, who asked to remain anonymous out of concern for his job. He travels to work in the morning via the Lexington green line, which is usually the most congested in the city. “Not today,” he said, laughing.
His co-worker chimed in, “There’s no packages, no mail, no visitors.”
I would say it's the most quiet day of the year.
