We see a lot of bad subway etiquette around here, so let's enjoy a reminder that New Yorkers are sometimes thoughtful and considerate human beings.
Recently we sent videographer Jeff Seal (who filmed discreetly from his iPhone) and the visibly pregnant AmyLove Herrera underground to see if anyone would offer her a seat on the subway. They shot for a couple of hours, both on overcrowded and not-as-crowded train cars—each one AmyLove entered, she was almost immediately offered a seat. Press play and discover that we aren't all that terrible after all!
Pregnant New Yorker Rides Subway During Rush Hourby Gothamist
As Jen Chung, who has experience with this, noted in our Ask A Native New Yorker column last week, "For every person that inwardly thinks, 'I didn't tell this lady to get pregnant,' there are probably eight people who will be empathetic."
