Douchebag of the Week: 6 Train Door Jammer
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Bearded hipsters, bicycles and crowded subway cars are a dangerous combination. This tale of idiocy and some good (if not inconvenient) timing has inspired me to discover my own douchebag of the week.
I took the 6 train from Union Square on my way to the Bleecker Street Bar around 6:30pm yesterday. Wednesday being dodgeball night, I needed to get my pre-game drink on for optimal performance on the court. On my way there I noticed something.
Standing right by the door of the subway car, I was poised for a quick exit when I reached my destination. At the Astor Place stop I was alerted to the fact that I wasn’t going anywhere. Some genius had peeled the laminate from the subway door windows and sealed the doors shut with it.
Thankfully the train was fairly empty and I was able to make it out at my stop. I can only imagine how many folks were not as fortunate throughout the course of the day. While I didn’t actually see the culprit, I’m inclined to believe it was a rowdy teenager (perhaps my fiancée’s fear of teenagers isn’t unfounded after all), if not yet another bearded hipster.
Perhaps it was one of the illusive bearded teenage hipsters. Either way, whoever this mystery door jammer is, he’s Why Love NY’s inaugural douchebag of the week. Congratulations!
Happy Valentine’s Day everybody.
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