November 12, 2004
Do Pretty Girls Ride The Subway
Someone hacked into the MTA's computer system yesterday and changed the LED message at the West Fourth Station to read "PRETTY GIRLS DON'T RIDE THE SUBWAY." Apparently, the new message appeared for several hours until 8PM last night, and the MTA is investigating whether or not it was an "inside job" or someone who has never had a reason to post a subway missed connection on craigslist. Of course, the female straphangers are annoyed. One told the Daily News, "It's a vicious lie." But one found some humor in it: "Pretty women take the subway so we can go spend money on more important things - like alcohol." You go, girl! And, clearly, Gothamist believes the subway is filled with lovely ladies, as well as handsome fellas, adorable babies, that person who didn't wear deodorant, the woman with too much perform, a leering skeeve, the arguing couple, the out-of-towners who think if you're on an orange line you'll go the same place, kids trying to sell you M&Ms, and countless others.
This is yet another investigative coup for the Daily News, who apparently researched the story yesterday (their picture is at right). Last week, it broke the MTA's acceptance of an ad promoting oral sex. Gothamist on the F train's rep as the "love train" and subway love in general. And in MTA budget news, even though they are slashing or raising fares everywhere else, the MTA is not taking deep cuts at headquarters.
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My morning commute appears to completely contradict this.
PS: Did anyone hear anything further about the Scientology poster? The artist, Kathy Jakobson, also wrote a book called My New York, considered a modern classic, and on the required reading list of my daughters 2nd grade class. I knew something was not right when she snuck a picture of Rush Limbaugh into one of her crowd scenes, but the Scientology stuff really freaked me out. Needless to say, my wife and I are going through the book with a 8x magnifier right now. Just wondering if there was every any follow-up to that?
I love the woman with too much perform.
Um, yeah, not to be too anal or anything, but did anyone actually proofread Gothamist today? I've found at least one typo/omitted word in every post without really trying too hard. Plus you did that 's for plural with "mirrors" in the Bridget Jones post which drives me CRAZY.
FWIW, that's been up since monday. I phonecam'd it then around 1pm. Weird that it took that long to get taken down.
yeah, gothamist is chock full of typos and poor grammar these days. unfortunate!
i think pretty girls should have a guy drive them.