JNelson,
I'm a native New Yorker, now back in New York after many years in Alaska. Wyoming is great; it's easy to understand your being there. New York bridge traffic is being screened by uniformed National Guards sporting automatic rifles. Many streets in Manhattan are closed, especially during U.N. sessions. Traffic into and out of Manhattan is a nightmare. Imagine what this is doing to delivery of vital goods and services. The Guards (without visible weapons) are also in the subways, Grand Central, Penn Station. A lot of police foot traffic as well. Impossible to get into large, public buildings without going through some sort of inspection procedure, i.e., scanning machines and picture I.D. People seem to be taking this in stride. I, of course, have an email and a call into IBCL to get some AM500, just in case....