Canal St station, 3/2010.
New York City stopped letting people use subway tokens in 2003. Some of the slots still remain, but they’re covered up so you can’t use them anymore. Nevertheless, every time we swipe our way through a turnstile in this town we are reminded of what we’ve lost. Please, if you will: a moment of peace.
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I want one. They’re $175 a pair. Who wants to chip in for the second one?
Own a Piece of History: New York Subway Memorabilia
(via Apartment Therapy New York)
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From Vicki Morgan, NYC:
I’ve noticed that male etiquette on public transportation is obsolete. Men often sit with legs splayed, taking up two rather than one seat. Six men on a row of seats can take up the room of twelve people. They do not stand for pregnant women, older women, or any women. Women who know the weight of pregnancy and discomfort of menstruation and tiredness of age will stand up for another woman and keep their knees discreetly together to allow for another person to sit.
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