It appears a Japanese-speaking individual got tired of waiting for the train at 34th Street and scribbled this message, illegible to most passersby. “Itsuku-nen” or roughly “when is it coming?,” it asks in Japanese hiragana characters.
I am crossing my fingers that whoever did this keeps it up so I can practice my Japanese while I wait for the train!
Thanks Haruka and Tomo for the photo!
It looks like Showtime has finally come to terms with the fact that they are the official softcore porn cable channel and are changing the names of their programs to reflect this revelation.
Thanks Halston!
The good people of the NYC subreddit appreciated this facebook status/comment exchange between myself and a friend, so I imagine you will too!
These sinister stickers from 6th Avenue station seem to suggest that actors, accountants and even journalists are not human. It’s either a warning message sent back in time by John Connor . . . or some talented sticker-making satirists.
The proportionality of the cyborg eye vis-a-vis Jason Sudeikis’s face is a particularly nice touch.
The suggestion that newscasters are secretly cyborgs is unsettlingly credible.
This sticker was discovered on the L line. It’s particularly appropriate for tax season, when all of us feel at the mercy of some inhuman machine . . .
If anyone knows anything about these clever little stickers, please get in touch with us!
Photos by Charles Reinhardt.
When tourists come to the Big Apple, sometimes they are oblivious to our cultural habits. It may be socially acceptable to smile at strangers in places like Florida or California or Chicago or the rest of the country, but not here. Please allow us to read our copy of The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest minus the creepout. If you plan on visiting New York, please be sensitive to our needs.
It looks like the individual responsible for this friendly reminder is the same one responsible for the Please do not feed rats after midnight sign from a couple weeks ago. Thanks again to Vince for the tip!
Photo via johnnieutah on flickr.
“Open the emergency brake doors HAL.”
“I’m sorry helpless straphanger, I’m afraid can’t do that.“
Photo by J.S.
Photographer Kate Sokoler reports from the L train: just in time for the most depressing day of the year, the act of love is now permitted in the subway! Sadly, smoking and littering are still against the rules. Better luck next year litterbugs and smokeybears.
Happy Valentine’s Day!
