The new guidelines follow a recent Supreme Court decision that threw out the state's concealed carry law.
As CBS2's Marcia Kramer reported Tuesday, the zones will encompass a wide swath of the Broadway area. there has been intense discussion about how to protect Times Square, an iconic tourist destination that attracts hundreds of thousands of people every single day.
The new zone includes a wide rectangle from 40th Street to 53rd Street between Sixth Avenue and Eighth Avenue. Guns will also be banned from 40th Street to 48th Street between Eighth Avenue and Ninth Avenue. "Times Square is a dense, complex and highly trafficked area and the state and the city are right to act to protect this iconic piece of New York City," said Robert Barrows, executive director of theCity officials have already started warning people in Times Square that the area is a gun-free zone.
"This feels very surreal to me, that we're talking about a New York where people are going to be allowed to carry handguns in their pocket," Councilmember Erik Bottcher said."Just police should have guns on the subway," Astoria resident Savannah Flores said.
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