Comment: This is just the beginning; be on the lookout for similar and more radical measures to curb energy use around the country and the world.
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As part of a Department of Transportation plan to make the city more livable, cars will be banned from Times Square and at Herald Square, near the Macy's flagship department store.
Barriers will be put in place blocking vehicles from between 42nd and 47th Streets and 33rd and 35th Streets.
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