Is New York City being deserted? #nyc #recession #automobile #status #island #brooklyn #news #cops

2:00 in the afternoon at McDonald and Katon Avenue and it's very empty and quiet. So, I was talking here to a attendant at the gas station and he told me it used to be a few years ago 2:00 in the middle of the day, they had to bring traffic cops to control the traffic over here. It's a huge busy thoroughfare intersection. But lately, it's quiet. Is New York getting deserted?