Chicago Tribune reports: Touch of saffron spices up a quiet February in NYC (free registration required)
I wrote earlier about “The Gates” public art display in Central Park put up by Christo & Jean Claude. It was a big hit, drawing in $254m in tourism during the show. Everyone from cab drivers to hot dog vendors (to say nothing of hoteliers, waiters, well anyone who benefits from tourism) got a boost. One carriage driver said; “Since 9/11, tourism has been down quite a bit, but this was like Christmas every day.”
It took New York authorities 26 years to approve “The Gates” for display in Central Park.