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As someone who lives in Brooklyn but works in Manhattan, I spend approximately ten hours a week using the wonderful Metropolitan Transit Authority's subway system.

Here you will find all of the weird, wacky and downright ridiculous observations I encounter during my commute to and from work.

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1 year ago

Hogging more than one subway seat. Blasting music from an iPod. Leaning up against a subway pole.

Inconsiderate straphangers who break these unspoken rules of rail riding are now getting publicly shamed on a new Web site created by a Brooklyn graphic designer.

“I’m not asking people to be Mother Teresa,” said Grant Gold, 24, creator of ViolationReport.org, where fed-up commuters can upload photos of flagrant etiquette offenders or, if they’re brazen, print out a “ticket” to hand out in person.

Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2010/05/16/2010-05-16_smile_youre_on_site_for_rude_riders.html#ixzz0o6m215hI