In less than 24 hours, I'll be in New York City and riding the subway. I'm not exactly relishing the notion, but it's for a good cause, so I'm grinning and bearing it.I'm curious, though, if anyone has any tips to prevent my mugging or murder? I did a quick read of the city's official transit web site tonight, so I know I'm supposed to stand in the Off-Hour Waiting Areas. I'm also not supposed to pull out my wallet, display cash, close my eyes, heed any disturbances, board an empty subway car, talk to strangers, cross the road without looking both ways, breathe or swallow, apparently.
Sheesh. Metro it ain't. So any practical tips and advice are welcome.
4 comments:
I take the subway every time I go to NY, which is about once every 2 months.
It's really not too bad; it's almost always safely populated with people.
I'd just treat it like the DC metro, and not go on it after 11:30pm except on weekends.
Mind the gap.
Try to understand which ones are the express trains in advance... I definitely landed across the water when I didn't want to last time I was there!
Check out www.hopstop.com. Maybe you already know about that since you live in D.C., but I love that website. It was really helpful. I felt safe and thought people were pretty friendly when I asked questions. Loved the subway!
Cousin Lynn
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