[RikaStrom]

From what I could see there were a ton of people on foot, then occasionaly the odd car was moving. Did they just abandon their cars, or were those the people who didn't have cars?

[xsmommy]

i doubt most people DRIVE into the city. they would take either the bus, like the tiger, or the subway. so without those 2 options, hoofing it would be the only way.

[VRWCmember]

Did they just abandon their cars, or were those the people who didn't have cars?

Probably people without cars in the city. When I took a cruise around Manhattan on the Circle Lines, the guide said something along the lines of (I don't remember the exact numbers) "every day 2 million commuters come to Manhattan for work where there are 200 thousand parking places; you do the math." Like I said, I don't remember the exact numbers, but the point was that the VAST majority of people working in Manhattan came into work by means other than their automobile.