I found this via Google News...
"That's because Sen. Carl Kruger (D-Brooklyn) plans to introduce legislation that would ban people from listening to music players or using electronic devices that would hamper their awareness of their surroundings while crossing the street, said Jason Joppel, Kruger's chief of staff. The legislation would also apply to pedestrians using iPods and other MP3 players, BlackBerries, cell phones or other devices."
Now, this can get hairy. I routinely use my iPod and BlackBerry in public, so this can't be good news. Luckily I live in Los Angeles and not New York. It's not like anyone walks in LA anyways ;)
Full article is Here