Gothamist subway etiquette book

The reality is, you probably dont, because if everyone did, we wouldnt have to resist the urge to off people while riding that nightmarish underground steel tube on a daily basis. The pictures you see here are a from a book of subway etiquette created by the paris transport authority. Elizabeth kim gothamist a protest display in chinatown made up of messages, slogans and art work to show support for demonstrators in hong kong has been vandalized. Meet etticat, the new york subways etiquette mascot in. Understandably then, you need to get to grips with escalator etiquette quickly. Illustrated etiquette guide explains how to ride the paris. Manhattans streets will soon be flooded with outoftowners struggling with maps and directions as they find their way in the big apple. At the end of the day, i guess im just looking for an overview of subway bicycle etiquette. Id opt for the car if parking was any where near affordable my previous job i used to get subsidiazed parking so i would drive this job i get free parking at one of the offices, but you need to take the subway from there. Nyc basic tips and etiquette paperback april 15, 2014. Interesting, arrest, suspect ronald cundiff, englishlanguage films, resisting arrest, second good samaritan, southbound a train, victim steve williams, crime. Like french film, the manual is attractive, but it doesnt patronize your intelligence. Etticat who also authored a book about etiquette outside of the subway system was never heard from again. This weeks question comes from a commuter who feels conflicted about shaming subway etiquette violators on the internet.

If it gives off no odor, like if its a granola bar, its okay to eat on the subway. Meet etticat, nycs feline subway etiquette advisor of. The number of people sleeping on the trains is up as commuters confront compassion fatigue and elected officials propose partial solutions. Rulesy, the living rules of conduct book matt lubchansky gothamist one of the most irritating and persistent subway etiquette problems is that of excessive backpacks. This last two weeks alone, weve seen selfish behavior, sociopathic behavior, and a possibly bionic subway pole. Gothamist is a website about new york city news, arts and events, and food, brought to you by new york public radio. The book version of ask a native new yorker was written during another period of upheaval, one that also greatly reshaped the landscape of new york media. Nyc subway surfer arrested after video shows him clinging. Articles about subwayshove man arrested for shoving friend in front of 2 train the west 18th street 1 station wikipedia a 25yearold man allegedly shoved his friend onto the subway tracks and into the path of an oncoming train during a drunken argument in manhattan on sunday morning.

We hit up some subway cars to speak with manspreaders about their manspreading, an epidemic that even the mta has had to address in an etiquette campaign. The subway, after a couple of high profile crashes in the 90s, is now littered with speed restrictions around curves, switches, etc. Gothamist, a new york city blog, frequently posts photographic violations of the unspoken riders code of conduct. I once saw someone intervene a subway fight, and one of the combatants pulled out a knife and slashed the interfering man. I want to sit down a guide to subway etiquette battersby, charles, battersby, elizabeth, ratcliffe, stephanie on. We the commuters goes liveinstudio with a look at homelessness in the subways, hosted by shumita basu along with her fellow wnyc and gothamist reporters. But many, having matured, seem to have completely forgotten the rules of behavior on public transport. You can go back in history and see old examples of etiquette posters here and elsewhere. The manual contains twelve rules, all of which fall into one of the four pillars of civility. If you can smell it from a foot away, like if its tuna fish or onions, vinegar, basically anything that gives off an odor, you should not eat it on the subway. Eating, judith martin explains how to eat almost anything without revolting others.

The subway s slogan on opening was city hall to harlem in 15 minutes. Madrids metro is, on the whole, a modern and intuitive network, which claims to have more escalators than any other subway system in the world almost 1,700 at the last count. Nyc urban guidebook is an etiquette guide for tourists visiting nyc. How new yorks subway signs came to be the new yorker.

A classic subway etiquette confrontation plays out in front of us. Etiquette in new york is all about time management, she says. That is, hes not cute enough for this gothamist contributor to stand idly by as a pooch gets the seat. Parisian subway etiquette guide is a french new wave. Corporate profile clearvision host annamaria chen, polled real new yorkers to find out the most annoying habits of tourists. Support for gothamist is provided by craig newmark philanthropies. Why do manspreaders take up so much space on the subway. Find all the books, read about the author, and more.

Heres a good guide for whether you should eat a thing on the subway. Never mind the fact that the mta considers manspreading more an etiquette faux pas than a crime. An artist turned reallife subway horror stories into. While working on its chapters, dobkin sold gothamist to joe ricketts, the billionaire owner of hyperlocal news outlet dnainfo. Man punched in face by stranger on f train in brooklyn. Some simple subway etiquette tips to avoid being the jerk who ends up in our email boxes. In fact, as mta spokesperson adam linsberg said in an interview with the gothamist in october ironically, just two months before the courtesy counts campaign launched in january. Gothamist published a series of photos tuesday featuring an adorable feline who starred in new york city subway etiquette posters in the 1960s. Ed koch once said that to be a new yorker you have to live here for six months, and if at the end. They wont be fined or sued for these violations but their punishment will come in the form of a reproachful look or a fellow passengers angry remark. The definitive guide to proper subway etiquette in nyc. Gothamist founder jake dobkin on his book, ask a native. A few months ago chad oconnell, an art director at a new york advertising firm, saw the nyc subway s new courtesy campaign and decided he could do better. Most of these random attacks are done by people that absolutely look disheveled and unhinged.

Unfortunately, fixing subway etiquette seems to be an uphill battle. William, seen above, is an espresso book machine 2. Everyone in new york secretly thinks they have good subway etiquette, just like everyone thinks theyre good at singing. Etticat get it had a much better grasp of the english language than the lolcats of today. Here at gothamist hq, we get more than our fair share of subway etiquette queries. Always be alert and dont feel guilty for judging a book by its cover for a few minutes.

They address some of the weird stuff people do on the subway, oconnell told buzzfeed news, but they didnt even get close to. The new york subway can either be your friend or your enemy. Good to know, but it should be clear that this book is about eating etiquette, not about restaurant protocol. This tuckered out duo broke a ton of subway etiquette rules last night, but no one said anything. Gothamist points out that its against the mta code of conduct to occupy more than one seat. As a subway and bus rider everyday here in new york city, share your transit stories here.

It doesnt give advice on whos who among restaurant staff or what to do about it. A lennon wall that was erected in chinatown was recently vandalized. The man who just wrote this new book on manners thinks so. Gothamist watch nyers hearts break as they just miss. This last two weeks alone, weve seen selfish behavior, sociopathic behavior, and a possibly bionic subway.

Summers around the corner and for new yorkers that means hordes of camera laden tourists. Est, dnainfo gothamist owner joe ricketts announced that. Among the railfan community, its considered that the mta has gone too far with speed restrictions. Gothamist recently unearthed this spectacular piece of subway history via the new york times time machine archive, and you have no idea how delighted i am that they did.