Manhattan, NY – New Yorkers are used to seeing a lot of crazy things on the subway, but these straphangers were in for an in-tree-guing ride Sunday night.
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WABC-TV reports, one commuter took video of a man loading plant after plant onto a subway car and shared it on social media.
She said it happened on an uptown 2 Train at the 28th Street station in Manhattan. Although 2 trains don’t’ usually stop at 28th Street, they did Sunday night due to weekend service changes.
Theses weren’t your average houseplants — the plants looked more like small trees and appeared to barely fit onto the car. Commuters looked on in disbelief while the overhead announcement warned to stand clear of the closing doors.
The MTA said “this is not allowed,” and their rules prohibit blocking doorways and impending the movement of people or trains.
In the past month, there have been similar videos; loading a 20 foot steel beam onto a subway – and everyone helped him!; coaches on a subway; someone trying to take an ATM machine onto a bus!
I thought New Yorkers have seen it all, but there is always someone else to stretch it to the next level!
Oh, give the guy a break! The city does its best to discourage vehicle ownership. This is the result.
I thought it was very entertaining and harmless (as long as it wasn’t during rush hour). How is he going to get these trees to their destination once he gets off the train?
very entertaining and harmless (as long as it’s not during rush hour)