“A random Muslim guy jumped in and helped a Jewish guy on Hanukkah – that’s a miracle!”
new york is possibly more obsessed with the subway than london is with the underground, probably because it is as unavoidable as it is useful. the stations are more run down than in london, but the trains themselves are roomier and seem to run faster.
last week the media was abuzz with the story of the man who was taunted and attacked by a group of teenage girls on a train in bed-stuy whilst one of their friends recorded the incident, and then posted it on youtube. a father of one of the attackers identified his daughter and publicly took responsibility for the incident, prompting the victim to come forward and press charges against her.
