No more vendors allowed on New York's Brooklyn Bridge

Pedestrians passing by vendors on New York City’s Brooklyn Bridge, before the new rule kicked in. — AP

Scores of sellers who once peddled cheap souvenirs to tourists atop the Brooklyn Bridge in New York were evicted recently under a new rule that prohibits vending on the famed crossing.

The ban is aimed at easing congestion on the bridge’s heavily- trafficked pedestrian walkway, which has seen a spike in both visitors and tabletop businesses offering items like New York-branded hats and keychains.