Here is the latest in Jeff Zupan's photo series on security barricades and their effect on New York City street life:
Penned-in pedestrians on Wall Street across from the New York Stock Exchange
(Photo: Jeff Zupan)
Eyes on the Street
Protecting Public Space by Banishing People
By Jeff
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