FML Path

apparently someone over at the MTA has a sense of humor....who knew?

p.s. - for those who haven't heard, the MTA has officially merged the V train with the M. The M will run, as always, from Queens through Williamsburg, Brooklyn, into Lower Manhattan, but at its first Manhattan stop (Essex St) it will take over the V’s route and travel north to the Forest Hills-71st Avenue stop in Queens (meaning M train service in Lower Manhattan / southern Brooklyn is now eliminated).

It's the L train

...not the VPL train.

Rate my mullet

OK, you all remember the mullet craze of the early aughts right? This was the beginning of the hipster craze of appropriation of traditionally redneck styles and interests, such as PBR, trucker hats, 80's metal, belt buckles, etc... Happily for this Mexican dude, this particular trend seems to have faded away, so no one can accuse him of being ironic for rocking this uber-mullet on the L anymore.

This summer's strategy to get laid

Step 1:
Buy Foucault book

Step 2:
Read on the L train

Step 3:
Sit back and wait

XYZ

This was a little bit closer to this trouser snake than our correspondent Katie wanted to be. Poor Katie, all the way from the Grand Ave. L to Manhattan with only this to look at.

Guerrilla Subway Etiquette posters

According to jayshells, an artist who polled people on their biggest subway pet peeves, the top 10 include: nail clipping, religion, noise pollution, physical contact, hygiene, disregard of seating priority, garbage disposal (or lack thereof), eating, subway stair etiquette, and... he only listed 9 for some reason? anyway, jayshells made posters to correspond with each annoyance and put them up in subway stations around the city, so make sure to keep an out. I'm hoping to snag a 'nail clipping' one for myself.

Via Gothamist

Pet peeve #1902950960: strollers on the subway

Babies! They're everywhere! In your row on the airplane, at your table at Pete's Candy Store, and inevitably taking up too much space in strollers on the subway. Which, by the way, is against the rules, but is seemingly one of those rules that no one obeys, because no one ever wants to yell at a mom. But I mean, come on, this kid is like 5 years old! He barely even fits in that thing. I had to do a double take because at first I thought maybe he was like a baby with gigantism. But nope, totally normal 5 year old, in a stroller, on a crowded train. Annoying, and weird for sure, but I bet that kid gets anything he wants. Teach me, oh spoiled one!

Can I make fun of a kid for wearing crocs? No? Sigh, OK fine, won't go there.