Or at least Fifth Avenue is. A tipster finds a small crowd on Fifth between 46th and 47th earlier this afternoon, apparently panning for gold:

This image was lost some time after publication, but you can still view it here.

Huh? Who knows. But we imagine there are some very pissed off Hasids around the corner on 47th right about now.

More gold-rush pics after the jump.

This image was lost some time after publication.
This image was lost some time after publication.
This image was lost some time after publication.
This image was lost some time after publication.