Today's subway observation
I was standing on the platform at 23rd Street waiting for an uptown train. As an R pulled into the station, I noticed that the train was nearly empty, and stood near the edge of the platform waiting for the train to stop.
As the train the doors opened, I saw a tall, blond man standing in the doorway looking out onto the platform. I hesitated to let him get off, and when he saw me doing so, he waved me into the car with an ostentatious gesture of his right hand. Confusingly, he didn't seem to move off after I boarded.
I walked across the car to sit on one of the many empty seats. As I turned around, I saw a woman come bounding into the car and wrap her hands around the man. As the doors closed, they kissed and then huddled into a small two-seat bench near the end of the car.
As the train the doors opened, I saw a tall, blond man standing in the doorway looking out onto the platform. I hesitated to let him get off, and when he saw me doing so, he waved me into the car with an ostentatious gesture of his right hand. Confusingly, he didn't seem to move off after I boarded.
I walked across the car to sit on one of the many empty seats. As I turned around, I saw a woman come bounding into the car and wrap her hands around the man. As the doors closed, they kissed and then huddled into a small two-seat bench near the end of the car.