The I Train
A woman decided to head from Brooklyn toward Manhattan on New York’s J-train subway line — without benefit of a train. At 8:55 in the morning, she jumped from the Myrtle Avenue platform and started walking on the track, checking her phone and chatting with concerned commuters. She hadn’t covered much distance when police caught up with her and took her to a hospital for psychiatric evaluation. (AC/WNBC New York) ...If you’re that impatient with New York mass transit, you must be crazy — or just have never lived elsewhere.Original Publication Date: 05 March 2017
This story is in True’s book collections, in Volume 23.
This story is in True’s book collections, in Volume 23.
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