UGH, TOURISTS

NEW YORK (AP) — For sharp-elbowed New Yorkers accustomed to walking where they need to go at a big-city pace, the holiday season is hardly the most wonderful time of the year. An estimated 5 million tourists who flock to the city between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day to see the tree at Rockefeller Center, …

New York Voted Dirtiest, Rudest, And Loudest City In The United States

New York City, with its abundance of trash, pushy pedestrians, and siren-filled cacophony, apparently reigns as the country’s dirtiest, rudest, and loudest city. A survey conducted by Travel +Leisure asked readers to rank 35 metropolitan areas in those categories. New York’s poor ratings aren’t exactly surprising. In fact they’re a bit yawn-worthy.