Gridlock gone, sports car collectors take over Times Square

In this Saturday, May 2, 2020 photo, Tina Singh relaxes in a friend's 1967 Lincoln Continental in New York's Times Square during the coronavirus pandemic. Car mavens normally wouldn't dare rev their engines in Midtown, but now they're eagerly driving into the city to take photos and show off for sparse crowds walking through the commercial hub. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

In this Saturday, May 2, 2020 photo, a man drives his convertible sports car through New York's Times Square. Times Square has taken a turn toward Tokyo Drift, with car-loving New Yorkers flocking to the theater district left empty by stay-at-home orders in the city seized by the coronavirus outbreak. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

In this Saturday, May 2, 2020 photo, a New York City mounted police officer is posted in Times Square to keep an eye on parades of sports cars and motorcycles cruising through during the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

In this Saturday, May 2, 2020 photo, a crew of motorcyclists stops for photos in New York's Times Square during the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

In this April 29, 2020 photo, Mike Hodurski poses with his 1977 Chevy pickup in New York's Times Square during the coronavirus pandemic. "It's a lot of fun. Might as well take advantage of it now, while nobody's over here," Hodurski said during a Wednesday evening visit. "The streets are dead. You'd never get to see the streets like this." (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

In this April 29, 2020 photo, Steve Cruz poses with his Chevy Colorado in New York's Times Square during the coronavirus pandemic. Car mavens normally wouldn't dare rev their engines in Midtown, but now they're eagerly driving into the city to take photos and show off for sparse crowds walking through the commercial hub. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

In this Saturday, May 2, 2020 photo, Andre Godfrey poses with his 2018 Ford Mustang EcoBoost - - with glowing red shark teeth embedded in the grill - - in New York's Times Square during the coronavirus pandemic. Car mavens normally wouldn't dare rev their engines in Midtown, but now they're eagerly driving into the city to take photos and show off for sparse crowds walking through the commercial hub. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

In this Saturday, May 2, 2020 photo, a sports car and motorcyclists are part of the scene in New York's Times Square during the coronavirus pandemic. Car mavens and motorcyclists normally wouldn't dare rev their engines in Midtown, but now they're eagerly driving into the city to take photos and show off for sparse crowds walking through the commercial hub. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

In this Saturday, May 2, 2020 photo, a mounted New York City police officer wearing a mask greets visiting Air Force officers in New York during the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

In this Saturday, May 2, 2020 photo, Claudia Luong, left, and Danny Lin hop into his 2008 Audi R8 for a spin around New York's Times Square during the coronavirus pandemic. Car mavens normally wouldn't dare rev their engines in Midtown, but now they're eagerly driving into the city to take photos and show off for sparse crowds walking through the commercial hub. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

In this Saturday, May 2, 2020 photo, Danny Lin poses for photos with his 2008 Audi R8 in New York's Times Square during the coronavirus pandemic. "I never bring my car here," said the 24-year-old from Queens. "Only for today, to get some cool shots." (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

In this Saturday, May 2, 2020 photo, a woman rides her bike through New York's Times Square during the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

In this Saturday, May 2, 2020 photo, dozens of motorcyclists stop for photos in New York's Times Square during the coronavirus pandemic. Motorcycle enthusiasts normally wouldn't dare rev their engines in Midtown, but now they're eagerly driving into the city to take photos and show off for sparse crowds walking through the commercial hub. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

In this Saturday, May 2, 2020 photo, a police car slows down as an officer barks orders through a microphone to parked motorcyclists to keep on moving in New York's Times Square during the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)