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SUNDAY RECORD YOUR GUIDE TO PUBLIC RECORDS AND VITAL STATISTICS IN CALHOUN COUNTY BANKRUPTCIES
DEATHS James “Jim” Lee Angles, Birmingham Charles Dennis Barton, Talladega Mattie Mae Ingram Bradford, Anniston Mary Alice Brown, Oxford John Caldwell, Talladega Ina Sue Carroll, Anniston Braylen Hunter Clark, Lineville Lee H. Crocker, Oxford James “Grady” Davis, Nances Creek Paul M. “P. Diddy” Davis, Talladega Origene Philip Desmarais, Anniston Corrine Marie Donner, Ohatchee Donna R. Dowdney, Delta Margaret E. Smith Dudley, Anniston Stephen Warren Dyson, Oxford Fred D. Embry, Lincoln James E. “Jimmy” English, Anniston Debra Lynn Estes, Alexandria Percy Fluker, Oxford Scottie Gray, Mobile Ethel Hall, Eastaboga Sarah Heard, Oxford Johnny Henderson, Wellington Sara Harris Hendley, Roanoke Buck D. Hill, Piedmont Sarah Hollingsworth, Glencoe Isabell Jenkins, Silver Run Shelia Jenkins, Anniston Donna Faye Jones, Leesburg
Sue Kelly, Anniston Charles Raymond Landrum Sr., Pell City Philip Ernest Littlejohn, Glencoe Harlan D. Lumsden, Ohatchee Sue Lindsey Matthews, LIneville Patricia Wiggins McCurry, Heflin Fred Mitchell, Anniston Edward Charles Nevala, Jacksonville William “Steve” Newsome, Oxford Barnelle Nix, Roanoke Imogene Brown Patty, Anniston Sarah E. Perrella, Ohatchee Herman Douglas Ponder, Jacksonville James O’Dell “Jack” Ray, Centre Johnny Borden Rogers, Eastaboga Clarence D. Ruffin, Anniston Fernandez T. Satcher, Oxford Geneva Amos Smith, Jacksonville Mavis Smith, Alexandria James “Jimmy” Grady Spears, Jacksonville Bobby Strickland, Munford Gloria Jean Tolbert, Jacksonville Gilbert Turley, Anniston Ronald L. Whetstone, Weaver Charles Williams, Talladega Betty Kidd Williamson, Anniston Douglas L. Young Sr., South Carolina
RATE OF BANKRUPTCIES 20
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A Chapter 7 bankruptcy allows the debtor to retain certain exempt property, but the debtor’s remaining property is gathered and sold by a trustee from which creditors will receive payment. It may also be used by businesses which wish to terminate their business. A Chapter 13 bankruptcy enables debtors, through court supervision and protection, to propose and carry out a repayment plan under which creditors are paid, in full or in part, in installments over a three-year period. During that time, debtors are prohibited from starting or continuing collection efforts. The following bankruptcies declared by Calhoun County residents were recorded by U.S. Bankruptcy Court Northern District of Alabama last week:
Chapter 7 • Clinton Jay Stanley, Jones Street, Jacksonville • Pennie Ferguson, Princess Drive, Weaver
Chapter 13
MARRIAGE LICENSES • Thomas Robert Froom of Anniston to Deana Lynn Jackson of Munford • Jason Matthew Barrett of Alexandria to Mary Alison Barrett of Alexandria • Matthew Brit Walker of Alexandria to Samantha Durden Troup of Alexandria • Nerio Jesus Barreto-Vargas of Oxford to Maribel Flores of Oxford • Benjamin Thomas Singleton of Piedmont to Ashley Nichole Steward of Piedmont • Cory Sledge Shew of Wellington to Danna Diane Hinton of Wellington • Charles Matthew Humphrey II of Jacksonville to Kasey Morgan Thompson of Jacksonville
• Jimmy D. O’Dell, Thrash Lane, Anniston • Larry C. Stevens, McArthur Drive, Anniston • Randy L. Barker, Barker Street, Anniston • James B. Duncan, Ladiga Street Southeast, Jacksonville • Elizabeth C. Whatley, Knollwood Drive, Anniston • Ethelena Groce, Ridge Crest Lane, Oxford
• Jesse Ryan Leshko of Jacksonville to Catherine Nicole Shaw of Anniston • Jerrel Paul Freeman of Oxford to Toni Blair Williamon of Oxford • Clayton Lewis Andrews of Jacksonville to Chrislee Diane Bushey of Jacksonville • Jesse David Adams of Bremen, Ga., to Nadina Lee Ledbetter of Heflin • Robert Joseph Brown Jr. of Clermont, Fla., to Krista Joan Floyd of Ohatchee • Benjamin Josiaph Chatham of Alexandria to Amber Nicole Chatham of Alexandria • Malcolm Douglas Frazier of Anniston to Caroline Sue Davis of Anniston
DIVORCES
• Melissa Colleen • Eric N. Childs and Timmons and Marcus Brandy M. Childs Aaron Timmons • Lisa Jenkins and • Amy Elizabeth Fort- Johnny Jenkins son and Derek Lee • Ginger Hendrix and Harrell Gregory Hendrix • Wesley Ryan Wood- • Kathy Lynn Pelfrey ard and Amy Ana Lero- and Robert Lynn Pelsa Woodard frey FORECLOSURES • Heidi Woehler and • Corinne Reed and Brian Roland Reed • Phillip Winkles, Dewey Whisenant addi- Andreas Woehler tion to Piedmont, block 84, lots 1-8. • Tina Denise Gunter and David K. Gunter, INCORPORATIONS a parcel of land in section 28, township 13, • Elizabeth Lee PC • K & R Pura Vida Proprange 7. • Mark P. Maddox and Lorrie S. Maddox, • Hammonds Creek erties LLC Bend Farm LLC • D C 3 LLC Buckelew Estates, lot 38. • Donna L. Snider, Woodland Heights, C.C. • Alexandria Title • Room By Rooms LLC Loans LLC popes addition, block 5, lot 15. • Garrett Truck Service • Donna L. Snider, Coleman’s subsivision, • M & J Truck Service of AL Inc. LLC block 520, lots 1 and 2. • Range Holdings LLC Dissolved • CoachSafely LLC • Calvin Wren Munroe • WDJ Corp. Check on your favorite teams with • John Day Painting Jr. Architect LLC The Star’s SCOREBOARD • Brown Bear Invest- Inc. ment Group Inc. • Frame Aviation LLC
CATTLE SALE
Here is the livestock market report for the Tuesday sale. Receipts for this week 945 compared to 547 last week. Receipts a year ago 503.
FEEDER CLASSES:
Bulls and steers (Medium and Large No. 1 and No. 2): 200-300 lbs. 195.00 to 275.00; 300-400 lbs. 190.00 to 240.00; 400-500 lbs. 165.00 to 225.00; 500-600 lbs. 147.00 to 175.00; 600700 lbs. 112.00 to 150.00. Heifers (Medium and Large No. 1 and No. 2): 200-300 lbs. 170.00 to 210.00; 300400 lbs. 163.00 to 195.00; 400-500 lbs. 142.00 to 172.50; 500-600 lbs. 137.00 to 167.50; 600-700 lbs. 127.00 to 145.00.
SLAUGHTER CLASSES:
Cows: Breakers 79.00 to 82.00; Boners 83.00 to 89.00; Lean 75.00 to 78.00. Bulls: Normal Dressing 54-58% 96.00 to 99.00; Low Dressing
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The material inside the Sunday Record is recorded by The Anniston Star from various institutions and government offices. The public records are published as they appeared on the documents obtained by the newspaper. Direct questions and comments about Sunday Record to Isaac Godwin at igodwin@ annistonstar.com.
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ARRESTS The people listed in this arrest report, whose names and charges are obtained from public records, are presumed innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law.
tools. • Jackie Lee Wade Studdard, 27: obstruction justice by using a false I.D. • Warren Burns, 55: criminal attempt. • Joseph Allan Woods, 38: possession of a Anniston controlled substance. The following felony arrests were report- • Samantha Blake Austin, 18: possession of ed by the Anniston Police Department a controlled substance. (addresses not provided) during the seven-day period ending at 7 a.m. Thursday. Calhoun County • Marchello Deon Wingfield, 30: possession of a controlled substance. The following felony arrests were report• Chad Earl Stanley, 24: possession of a con- ed by the Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office trolled substance. during the seven-day period ending at 7 a.m. • Linda Gay Cole, 52: possession of burglar’s Thursday.
• Dalton Ryan Chandler, 20, of Anniston: probation violation. • Joseph Bram Barnett, 39, of Centre: warrant of arrest-probationer. • Corey Lee Maddox, 23, of Anniston: failure to appear in court. • Candice Anjeanette Hicks, 43, of Anniston: failure to appear in court. • Marcus Maurice Swink, 22, of Anniston: states motion to revoke bond. • Heather Josephine Baldwin, 24, of Piedmont: second-degree assault. • Mia Rea Sims, 22, of Sylacauga: second-degree escape from a penal facility. • Antoin Martez McCluney, 25, of Anniston:
probation revocation.
Oxford
The following felony arrests were reported by the Oxford Police Department during the seven-day period ending at 7 a.m. Thursday. • Jennifer Diana Hollowood, 42: possession of a controlled substance. • Micah Brandon Shierling, 37: second-degree receiving stolen property. • Minyon Sherrea Overton, 26: third-degree robbery.
BLOTTER Crimes are listed by location. Anonymous tips may be called nition. in to Crime Stoppers at 256-238-1414. A reward of up to • Residence, 1700 block of Wilmer Avenue: laptop computer, cell phone, wallet, cash, personal I.D. $1,000 may be given. • Commercial location, 4000 block of U.S. 431: household Anniston items, stuffed coyote. The following property crimes were reported to the Annis- • Residence, 700 block of Loy Street: game console. ton Police Department during the seven-day period ending • Residence, 400 block of South Colvin Street: household items. at 7 a.m. Thursday. • Residence, 100 block of West 36th Street: clothing, shoes, Burglaries televisions, tablet computer. • Residence, 300 block of McArthur Drive: water heaters. Thefts • Residence, 2700 block of Old Quintard Avenue: game • Residence, 400 block of North Hunter Street: clothing, console. household items. • Unknown location, 3900 block of Alexandria Road: chain- • Service station, 1800 block of South Quintard Avenue: rims, saw, boat battery. vehicle frame, tires. • Residence, 1700 block of West 17th Street: household • Residence, 6200 block of Gallatin Drive: camera, game items. console, game. • Residence, 2700 block of Central Avenue: laptop comput- • Church, 1200 block of Quintard Avenue: cell phone. Ê ers, jewelry, power drill, medications. • Specialty store, 1700 block of Quintard Avenue: fraudulent • Residence, 500 block of Glen Addie Avenue: television. leasing of television, tablet computer. • Residence, 200 block of West 64th Street: firearm, ammu- • Department store, 2000 block of Noble Street: cash.
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• Parking lot, 400 block of West 10th Street: laptop computer. • Residence, 0 block of 34th Street: cell phone. • Department store, 5500 block of McClellan Boulevard: camera.
Auto-related thefts
• Parking lot, 2300 block of Coleman Road: firearm. • Parking lot, 1400 block of Greenbrier Dear Road: mp3 player.
Calhoun County
The following property crimes were reported to the Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office during the seven-day period ending at 7 a.m. Thursday.
Thefts
• Residence, Philadelphia Church Road, Piedmont: ATV. • Field, Dripping Rock Road, Piedmont: horses. • Residence, Ben Martin Drive, Wellington: bug sprayer, PVC pipe, medications, heater, lantern.
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SUNDAY RECORD CALENDAR: AnnistonStar.com/calendar PROPERTY TRANSFERRED
• Charles Eddie Loveless to Sara Olene Prickett, a parcel of land in section 6, township 15, range 6, $10. • Laurelle H. Hampton-Estate to Lloyd H. Hampton, Sunrise subdivision, block A, lot 10, $10. • Larry P. Sims and Camellia Sims to Larry P. Sims and Camellia Sims, a parcel of land in section 20, township 16, range 7, $10. • Wells Fargo Bank to Housing & Urban Development, Oak Ridge Estates, 1st addition, block E, lot 15, $10. • Cameron Homes LLC to Luther Hill and Machell Hill Swain, Anniston City Land Co., block 217, lot 1, $10. • James E. Webb, Leonard Schreck, Angela Dunkle Phillips and Heather Freeman Benavides to Gus Thomas Jr. and Helen Thomas, Cane Creek Homes in McClellan, lots 89 and 90, $10. • Joy Maloney to Myron White, Harden Estates, lot 2, $10. • Myron White to Joy Maloney, Jacksonville Mining & Manufacturing Co., block 86, lot 6; a parcel of land in section 17, township 14, range 8, $10. • Mary L. White to Joy Maloney, Mamie C. Wood Homestead, lots 1 and 2, $10. • Joy Maloney to Mary L. White, Jacksonville Mining & Manufacturing Co., block 411, lots 11 and 12; block 400, lots 3-5, block 409, lots 2 and 3, $10. • Charles Whisenant and Peggy Whisenant to Donna W. Shamblin, Jacksonville Mining & Manufacturing Co., block 327, lots 18-20, $10. • James H. Reeves III to P. Keith Kelley and Phyllis C. Kelley, Afton-Brae subdivision, section 2, block F, lot 15, $10. • Derek Eugene Stewart to Derek Eugene Stewart, Beverly Ann Barnett Stewart, Jonathan-David Eugene Steward and Trevor-Payne Eugene Stewart, Pinewood subdivision, Strickland’s 2nd addition, lot 23, $10. • Ollie Cunningham to Dallas Cunningham, McCoy Heights, block C, lot 5, $10. • Terry L. Morgan to Lela Christine Morgan, Willie White subdivision, 1st addition, lot 7; 2nd addition, lots 19-24, $10. • Piedmont Development LLC to Tavarus D. Swain and Latha D. Swain, Hillcrest Acres,
lots 20 and 21, $10. • Barnwell LLC to Ronald Cofield, Woodland Heights, block 17, lot 8, $10. • Don James to Stephanie Dianne Payne, a parcel of land in section 10, township 14, range 6, $88,500. • Stacey M. Henson to Colette P. Ulrich, a parcel of land in section 15, township 16, range 8, $1. • Timothy L. Bentley and Kristi R. Bentley to Chandler Campbell, Del-Wood Estates, 1st addition, block D, lot 8, $100. • Gene Elrod to Brittany N. Hughes, Colwell subdivision, block 4, lots 1 and 2, $22,000. • Housing & Urban Development to Justin Ledbetter and Lauren Ledbetter, Stoneybrook subdivision, 2nd addition, block 1, lot 26, $95,000. • McClellan Development Authority to City of Anniston, a parcel of land in sections 16/17, township 15, range 8, $10. • John Michael Clonts-Estate to Richard G. Thompson and Kathy L. Dreyer, South Anniston Land Co., 1st division, block 36, lots 4-8, $10. • Bobby R. Howell and Kelsey Howell to Adrian Fernandez, Miller Estate, 1st addition, lot 33, $100. • Dennis M. Miller and Linda J. Miller to Sue Winfrey Richie, a parcel of land in section 5, township 14, range 7, $10. • Tracy C. Barnett and Barry J. Barnett to Raymond E. Penick Sr. and Nancy J. Penick, Greenbrier subdivision, block D, lot 12, $10. • Board of Trustees of Jacksonville State University to Child Development Center LLC, a parcel of land in section 15, township 15, range 8, $10. • Child Development Center LLC to East Central Alabama United Cerebral Palsy Inc., a parcel of land in section 15, township 15, range 8, $10. • Housing & Urban Development to Grant Taylor, a parcel of land in section 33, township 14, range 8, $10. • Karen G. Myers to Michael B. Cobb and Rita B. Cobb, Cotton Creek subdivision, phase 2, lot 84, $10. • Donnie R. Smith, Brenda Watson Smith, Brandi Warren, Dale Smith, Diana N. Smith, Harlin Smith and Neena Smith Wells to
Diana N. Smith, a parcel of land in section 34, township 12, range 8, $10. • Donnie R. Smith, Brenda Watson Smith, Brandi Warren, Dale Smith, Diana N. Smith, Harlin Smith and Neena Smith Wells to Diana N. Smith, a parcel of land in section 34, township 12, range 8, $10. • M. Wayne Livingston to Jason M. Stroble and Casey R. Stroble, Wood Haven Estates, block A, lot 16, $10. • Richard H. Cater and Linda M. Cater to JSUF Real Estate Holding Co. LLC, Crescent Heights, block 4, lot 8, $10. • Joyce E. Gable to Larry Gable, Marlies Gable and Joyce E. Gable, Cambridge East subdivision, 2nd addition, block D, lot 7, $10. • Jimmy Darrell Hill, Deborah Hill Dickerson and Jackie L. Nunnally to Heather Dickerson Ogle and Dennis Shane Ogle, a parcel of land in section 21, township 15, range 6, $10. • Merry Wood to Simon K. Mayell, Christine Place, block 31, lot 5, $10. • Rebecca L. Bushard to Demar Jordan, a parcel of land in section 30, township 15, range 8, $1. • Dyron L. Overton and Elizabeth W. Overton to Weaver Grandchildren’s Trust, Park Village subdivision, phase 8, lot 11, $10. • Howard Britt to Anita Gail Stephens, Spring Hill Heights, 5th addition, block 15, lot 1, $10. • Farmers & Merchants Bank to Joo Mi Park, Anniston City Land Co., block 140, lot 2, $10. • Unified Resource Center of Calhoun County Inc. to Right Place For Housing and Support, Marvin Hill subdivision, block 137, lot 6, $10. • George A. Miller to Kandris Miller and Anthony Miller, P.E. Haynes subdivision, lot 15. • Earl L. McKnight to Cynthia Y. Turner, a parcel of land in section 35, township 14, range 8, $10. • Billy T. Studdard to Lesha McFry McBrayer, a parcel of land in section 11, township 13, range 10, $10. • Doris R. Burrows to Travis Skinner, a parcel of land at the intersection of Barry Street/AL 241, Oxford, $1.
• Nordic Logistics and Warehousing LLC to AGNL Freezer LP, a parcel of land in section 36, township 16, range 7. • Earl H. Sutley-Estate to Timothy Baskins, East Glen subdivision, 2nd addition, block C, lot 3, $135,000. • Scovande LLC to Fred W. Hollis, Anniston City Land Co., block 22, lot 9, $1. • Grant Taylor to Rick W. Taylor, Baron Estates, lot 1, $10. • Grant Taylor to Rick W. Taylor, W.W. Allred & Joe Fink subdivision, block 11, lot 3, $10. • William H. Sellers II-Estate to Carolyn A. Newton and Earnest D. Fletcher, L.T. Smith’s subdivision, block 12, lots 15 and 16, $10. • Eva Jane Cole to Darryl Abernathy and Charlene Abernathy, a parcel of land in section 7, township 15, range 8, $100. • Northeast Alabama Community Development Corp. to Charles E. Jones, Piedmont Land & Improvement Co., block 6, lots 32-34, $10. • Billy S. Lindsey and Jane K. Lindsey to Jeremy Ledbetter and Tammie Ledbetter, Standard Coosa Thatcher Co., block 25, lot 4, $10. • Michael Wayne Carroll to Caitlin E. Carroll, a parcel of land in section 10, township 13, range 10, $10. • Jim McCreless and Sheila McCreless to Charles McCreless, a parcel of land in section 35, township 16, range 6, $1. • EverBank to Housing & Urban Development, Crestline subdivision, block G, lot 2, $500. • Glass Properties LLC to Warehouse Home Furnishings Distributors Inc., a parcel of land in section 20, township 15, range 8, $10. • Phillip Keith Smith and Railie Rene Smith to Kendarius L. McNeal, Betta-Life subdivision, block 7, lot 19, $10. • Floyd J. Bush to Thomas A. Gowens, a parcel of land in section 27, township 14, range 9, $10. • Veterans Affairs to Paul Houston Holmes, Delwood Estates, 1st addition, block E, lot 7, $83,000. • Susan Marie Edmond and Davisson J. Edmond to Edmond Properties LLC, a parcel of land in section 14, township 14, range 8, $10.
NYC stores trim windows as holiday gift to the city BY SAMANTHA CRITCHELL Associated Press
NEW YORK — Forget window shopping, some of Manhattan’s biggest and most storied retailers say their elaborate seasonal window displays are a gift to passers-by. Reimagining every major holiday covered in a slick coating of ice, recreating cozy Christmas morning scenes and paying homage to a local legend can be a yearlong labor of love. “Every store has their own style,” says David Hoey, senior director of visual presentation at Bergdorf Goodman. “We try to pick a theme that will lend itself for us to go to town. We all do.” At his corner of 57th Street and Fifth Avenue, arguably one of the most famous shopping intersections in the world, Hoey isn’t just celebrating Christmas, he’s paying homage to 12 holidays, including Valentine’s Day, Independence Day and Halloween. One of his favorite windows is the April Fool’s Day display that depicts a lovely outdoor springtime scene — assembled upside down. Kitty-corner from Bergdorf is Tiffany & Co. and its scenes that aim to capture the New York holiday of your best dreams and memories. “We are telling a story of the lives that go on here and the interactions that happen on Christmas Day and on that morning in New York City,” says Richard Moore, vice president of creative visual merchandising. He does add a little product to the scenes — it is a store, after all — but the holiday windows aren’t as much about pushing sales. “It’s about holiday spirit and celebrated tradition. The windows are for all ages, all different cultures. We just want you to stop and look and engage in our windows.” Hoey eagerly visits the windows of the other big stores. It’s a treat and a tradition, he says. “Window dressers and the people who do window displays is a very small community. We look at everyone’s windows. We are just as excited to see the other windows as everyone else is.” Moore soaks up the season, too. “There’s no better time to think about (the) next holiday than this holiday.” Here’s what midtown window watchers have enjoyed this holiday season: BARNEYS NY: Barneys’ holiday collaboration with Jay Z, whose full name is Shawn Corey Carter, certainly has created the most
headlines, but not for the windows or the BNY SCC collection items they feature. The focus has been on the partnership in the midst of customers’ accusations of racial profiling. The windows, though, are trained on high tech with interactive installations that feature light shows and a virtual sleigh ride with Santa and Mrs. Claus, fresh off Madison Avenue makeovers. The one people are most likely to be into is the one they really can be in. There are entrances and exits on the side of a darkened theater display for a three-minute 3-D experience of the city skyline. BERGDORF GOODMAN: The “Holidays on Ice” theme exists in a “sort-of time warp,” Hoey says. There are details from the 17th through 21st centuries — and all coated with a little glimmer and shimmer. BLOOMINGDALE’S: A quick trip around the block seems a trip around the world, with oversized packages celebrating shopping around the world, including France, Italy and China — and New York, of course. HENRI BENDEL: A celebration of the work of the late illustrator Al Hirschfeld, the windows peek into an imaginary dinner party — at a tony town house, of course — filled with the celebrities who so often were his subjects. The guest list includes Sarah Jessica Parker, Liza Minnelli, Marilyn Monroe and Audrey Hepburn. MACY’S: A little boy journeys through an enchanted forest, meeting all sorts of extraordinary characters along the way, and comes away with belief in faith and some magical dreams. SAKS FIFTH AVENUE: Snow falls from the sky in a 3-D light show. Or could someone — or something — be shaking the snow from the rooftop? Follow the story of Yeti, an underappreciated snowmaker in Siberia. (Saks’ display won’t be unveiled until Monday.) TIFFANY & CO.: A miniature sleigh filled with boxes in Tiffany Blue visits an enchanting neighborhood on a snowy night. Those are the landmarks, but some other retailers have wrapped up their flagship stores as presents, too, including Tommy Bahama, wishing shoppers “Happy Huladays” in a sea of potted palm trees; Banana Republic, boasting a “candy shop,” and Kate Spade adding Swarovski crystals to the cityscape.
Photos: Mark Lennihan/Associated Press
Manhattan stores including, from top, Tiffany & Co., Barneys New York and Macy’s celebrate the holidays with elaborate seasonal window displays.
New Yorkers remind holiday tourists ‘I’m walkin’ here!’ BY JAKE PEARSON Associated Press
NEW YORK — For sharp-elbowed New Yorkers accustomed to walking at a big-city pace, the holiday season is hardly the most wonderful time of the year. An estimated 5 million tourists who flock to the city between Thanksgiving and New Year’s to see the tree at Rockefeller Center,
the bright lights of Times Square and the legendary window displays clog sidewalks in an agonizingly slow procession that turns locals into sidewalk Scrooges. “They’re like the walking dead,” griped native and fire safety officer Dennis Moran. “They have this unnatural habit of stopping in the middle of the sidewalk.” It’s not that these Grinches don’t like visitors — they just want
them to follow sidewalk etiquette. Among the biggest complaints: They stop in their tracks to take pictures. They stroll side by side in a sidewalk-blocking line. And worst of all, said Jose Francis, a caterer in midtown Manhattan, they discuss group plans smackdab in the middle of the sidewalk. “They’re walking, then they look, they stand there and then, ‘boom,’ you run right into them,”
he fumed. “They don’t pay attention. New Yorkers, we’re walking brisk. We keep it moving.” Bronx-born Macy’s shoe salesman Henry Vega said he has a trick for navigating the holiday-time sidewalks of New York: “I already know I’m going to zigzag. Sometimes I walk in the street.” But tourists say it’s no walk in the park for them, either.
Shawn Hicks, 26, a courier from Brooklyn who works in Manhattan, said that while kvetching about the ambulatory annoyances of the holiday season was every New Yorker’s right, he didn’t think it was necessarily just. “If you’re touring another country, what are you going to do?” he asked of his fellow locals. “So it’ll take you 10 seconds longer, so what?”