Reason #36 I love New York
yes, amazing. and i have totally done this. *hangs head in shame* (but not really shameful)
Cause you just have to live here to really understand this story….
on the 2 train down town at 72nd. announcer says that due to a sick passenger on the 3 train at 34th the train was going to be held for some time and that we should take the 1 train instead. The full 2 train emptied on to the platform with the requisite grumbling and not a lot of concern for the “sick passenger” (i.e., the likely too skinny girl who passed out b/c she skipped breakfast) who was making us late for things.the 1 train pulls into the station and the platform full of people crowds the doors of the slowing train waiting to squeeze on to what was an already full 1. the doors open and of course all the people on the 1 see the 2 train across the platform waiting with doors open so they, thinking how lucky they are to see the express there waiting, rush out of the doors to go get on the 2.
And NO ONE SAYS A WORD to them about the fact that the 2 was being held for awhile. We just waited quietly knowing that if they keep getting off there will be room for us to get on. We were all looking at each other and you could hear the occasional audible giggle and laugh that grew threw contagion as we all knew what we were doing was shady, yet necessary.
we all get on filling the train to the point of bursting and then you can hear from across the platform the repeat of the announcement about the held 2 train followed by a chorus of frustrated sighs and groans. the 1 train doors closed and we pulled away as a platform full of people just looked at us disgustingly.
Now if I ever get asked by New York magazine to do their 21 questions I will have a great answer for “what makes someone a new yorker?”
