Broadway above Columbus Circle is a divided street with traffic flowing north and south on either side of the median strip. You can cross the street in two takes: start toward the west from the east side of the street – would be a boulevard in another language – and in the middle of the median strip you can stop your journey and sit down on slatted wooden benches. There are plantings behind the benches on both the north and the south side of the intersection. The sensation is one of sitting in the middle of traffic, but as there are no curb-side benches available if waiting for someone, sitting in the middle of Broadway is a great alternative.