green noise

…because you just might miss something.

I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again – New York is an amazing city, perhaps the best in the world. Things happen in New York that you’ll never see, hear, or experience anywhere else. Leaving my apartment each morning, I never know who or what I’ll encounter, which makes this an exciting place to live and work. And a lot of the excitement I encounter happens on the subway.

In New York, virtually everyone travels by subway at some point or another, which means you’ve got all types. And it often happens that being on the subway means that you become part of a captive audience to any number of performers, evangelists, self-proclaimed gurus, and various crazies that also have to get from Point A to Point B (or just need people to shout at). Commuting about an hour and a half each way to and from work everyday, I spend a good part of my day as part of that audience. Some of these people are entertaining, some annoying, some sad, but they’re all part of the New York experience. I know not all of you will have a chance to encounter these people firsthand, so I figured what better way to give you a flavor of the city I call home than to share it with you? From time to time, I capture audio (and a photo or two) of some of these people on my iPhone, and I’ll post it here for your enjoyment, amusement, confusion, disbelief, wonderment, and various other responses.

You’re welcome.

Today, just to get you in the mood, is just a snippet of the train pulling into the station. This was recorded at the
Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall station, uptown #6 platform.


Uptown #6 Train